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timepiece
/ ˈtaɪmˌpiːs /
noun
- any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time
- a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours
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Word History and Origins
Origin of timepiece1
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Example Sentences
She dashed the timepiece which he had put into her hand with such force on the floor that it flew into a hundred pieces.
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The timepiece is an innovation of comparatively recent days.
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He drew out a silver timepiece and consulted it with grave deliberation.
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In the tower of the castle was a clock, and this clock was a realistic timepiece, whose fingers moved and told the hour.
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This done, she looked at the timepiece on the mantelshelf, saw it was one o'clock, and sat down to recover her breath.
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