carriage clock

  • 1carriage clock — noun A small portable clock, usu with a case with a handle on top • • • Main Entry: ↑carriage * * * carriage clock UK US noun [countable] [singular carriage clock plural …

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  • 2carriage clock — n a clock inside a glass case with a handle on top …

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  • 3carriage clock — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a portable clock in a rectangular case with a handle on top …

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  • 4carriage clock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms carriage clock : singular carriage clock plural carriage clocks a clock inside a glass container with a handle on top …

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  • 5Carriage clock — A carriage clock is a small, spring driven clock, designed for travelling, developed in the early 19th century in Austria. The case, usually plain or gilt brass, is rectangular with a carrying handle and often set with glass or more rarely enamel …

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  • 6carriage clock — noun A small clock with a carrying handle, originally designed for travelling …

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  • 7carriage clock — noun Brit. a portable clock in a rectangular case with a handle on top …

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  • 8carriage clock — noun (C) a small clock inside a glass case with a handle on top …

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  • 9carriage clock — /ˈkærɪdʒ klɒk/ (say karij klok) noun a small clock in a robust rectangular case with a handle on the top …

  • 10carriage — n. 1 Brit. a railway passenger vehicle. 2 a wheeled passenger vehicle, esp. one with four wheels and pulled by horses. 3 a the conveying of goods. b the cost of this (carriage paid). 4 the part of a machine (e.g. a typewriter) that carries other… …

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