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Noun.

[OE.

horologe

orloge

, timepiece, OF.

horloge

orloge

oriloge

, F.

horloge

, L.

horologium

, fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] hour + [GREEK] to say, tell. See

, and

A servant who called out the hours.

[Obs.]

An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial.

Shak.

Noun.

[L. horologium; Gr. hour, and to tell.]

An instrument that indicates the hour of the day. But chronometer is now generally used.