time-piece

A form of timepiece — A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.

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Meanings

nountime-piece (plural time-pieces)

plural time-pieces

  1. alternativeAlternative form of timepiece.

    “[…] I shall be glad when I can get my watch mended, it loses so,” said Martin, pulling out an old silver article with a steel chain,—a time-piece, like the rest of the world, deceptive;[…]

    1842, [Katherine] Thomson, chapter IX, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 155
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    "I cannot understand the cause of Sir George Kingston's not calling this morning; he knows that I am returned to town:" and a flush of haughty anger coloured Lady Marchmont's brow; but the colour deepened when she looked at the time-piece, and had been expecting him for hours.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Discovery”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 163–164
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APA

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MLA

“time-piece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-piece. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time-piece,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-piece.

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