lantern clock


noun
  1. an English bracket clock of the late 16th and 17th centuries, having a brass case with corner columns supporting pierced crestings on the sides and front.

Origin of lantern clock

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Words Nearby lantern clock

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How to use lantern clock in a sentence

  • See illustration (p. 57) of lantern clock with weights and pendulum.

    Chats on Old Clocks | Arthur Hayden
  • The form of the lantern clock is one that appeals to the artist.

    Chats on Old Clocks | Arthur Hayden
  • The brass lantern clock illustrated (p. 55) has chains and weights.

    Chats on Old Clocks | Arthur Hayden
  • This lantern clock, with brass dial and fine fretwork with floriated design, is inscribed Humphry Mills at Edinburgh fecit.

    Chats on Old Clocks | Arthur Hayden