horologe

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

horologe
    n 1: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn:
         {timepiece}, {timekeeper}, {horologe}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Horologe \Hor"o*loge\, n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF.
   horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr.
   ?; ? hour + ? to say, tell. See {Hour}, and {Logic}.]
   1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.]
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   2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of
      any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. --Shak.
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