long-case clock

[ lawng-keys, long- ]

noun

1. tall-case clock.

Example Sentences

"For use in the homes the long-case clock was the style favored," McPhearson responded.

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It was perhaps four feet tall—an exact replica of a long-case clock.

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The long-case clock had not only become acclimatized, but it had become thoroughly English.

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But at any rate, the long-case clock may be generally accepted as coincident with the use of the long or seconds pendulum.

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To collectors and connoisseurs the most desirable period of the long-case clock is from 1700 to about 1720.

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