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  • 1Old Father Time — This article is about the weathervane at Lord s Cricket Ground. For the personification of time, see Father Time. Old Father Time Location Lord s Cricket Ground, London Type …

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  • 2Father Time — (known as Pakiž in some countries) is a personification of time. He is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, dressed in a robe, carrying an hourglass or other timekeeping device (representing time s constant movement). This image derives… …

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  • 3Father Time — n. time personified as a very old man carrying a scythe and an hourglass …

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  • 4father time — noun Usage: usually capitalized F&T : time personified especially as an old man who is bald, bearded, and holding a scythe and water jar or sometimes an hourglass * * * ˌFather ˈTime 7 [Father Time] noun an imaginary figure who represents time… …

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  • 5Father Time — Synonyms and related words: Cronus, Kronos, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, Time, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 6Father Time — noun A personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass. Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as the plain bald pate of Father Time himself …

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  • 7Father Time — Fa′ther Time′ n. the personification of time as an old man, usu. having a white beard and carrying a scythe and an hourglass …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8Father Time — noun Date: 1590 time personified especially as a bearded old man holding a scythe and an hourglass …

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  • 9Father Time — the personification of time as an old man, usually in a white robe, having a white beard, and carrying a scythe. * * * …

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  • 10Father Time — /faðə ˈtaɪm/ (say fahdhuh tuym) noun time, personified as an old man …