timepiece
IPA: tˈaɪmpis
noun
- A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
- A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
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Examples of "timepiece" in Sentences
- The big timepiece is believed the largest without hands ever built.
- The story had a nice easy pace – almost a timepiece from the 1940′s in its style.
- This timepiece is for pilots and those who love the beautiful sports watches made by Wenger, the makers of the famous Swiss Army knife.
- Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
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