Meaning of time-piece | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of timepiece.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“"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.”

““[…] 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;[…]”

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