clocked

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adjective

Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces).

Less commonFirst used 16th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of clock
adjectiveclocked (comparative more clocked, superlative most clocked)

comparative more clocked · superlative most clocked

  1. Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces).First known use 16th c.

    But it will be impossible, if you keep your laced clothes covered, that anybody should know you in that dress to be the same gentleman—except they find you out by your clocked stockings.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC
  2. businessElectronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal.First known use 20th c.
  3. UKcolloquialOf a motor vehicle: having had its odometer turned back so as to display a lower mileage.First known use 20th c.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cockled
Cite this entry
APA

clocked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clocked

MLA

“clocked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clocked. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clocked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clocked.

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