carriage clockn.

Brit.

/ˈkarɪdʒ klɒk/, U.S.

/ˈkɛrᵻdʒ ˌklɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carriage n., clock n.¹

Etymology: < carriage n. + clock n.¹, so called with reference to its portability and suitability for travellers.

A portable clock in a rectangular case with a handle on the top, originally designed for use by travellers.In Britain, esp. in the 20th cent., often given as a gift on a formal occasion, typically to long-serving employees on their retirement.

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watch-clock1592

German clock1598

quarter clocka1631

wheel-clock1671

table clocka1684

month clock1712

astronomical clock1719

musical clock1721

repeater1725

Tompion1727

pulling clock1733

regulator1735

eight-day clock1741

regulator clock1750

French clock1757

repetition clock1765

day clock1766

striker1778

chiming clock1789

cuckoo-clock1789

night clock1823

telltale1827

carriage clock1828

fly-clock1830

steeple clock1830

telltale clock1832

skeleton clock1842

telegraph clock1842

star clock1850

weight-clock1850

prison clock1853

crystal clock1854

pillar scroll top clock1860

sheep's-head clock1872

presentation clock1875

pillar clock1880

stop-clock1881

Waterbury1882

calendar-clock1884

ting-tang clock1884

birdcage clock1886

sheep's head1887

perpetual calendar1892

bracket clock1894

Act of Parliament clock1899

cartel clock1899

banjo-clock1903

master clock1904

lantern clock1913

time clock1919

evolutionary clock1922

lancet clock1922

atomic clock1927

quartz clock1934

clock radio1946

real-time clock1953

organ clock1956

molecular clock1974

travelling clock2014

1828 Morning Post 22 Jan. A gilt carriage clock, fine gold chains, seals, &c.

1894 A. Conan Doyle Round Red Lamp 228 He had sat reading for about an hour, and the hands of the noisy carriage clock upon the side table were rapidly closing together upon the twelve.

1977 Coventry Evening Tel. 19 Oct. 5/7 An inscribed carriage clock was presented to Mr Stanley Barlow, the retiring clerk of Crick Parish Council, yesterday.

2006 Lancs. Life Feb. 41/1 (advt.) A third quarter of the 19th century French porcelain mounted gorge cased carriage clock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	carriage clock
释义	carriage clockn. Brit. /ˈkarɪdʒ klɒk/, U.S. /ˈkɛrᵻdʒ ˌklɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carriage n., clock n.¹ Etymology: < carriage n. + clock n.¹, so called with reference to its portability and suitability for travellers. A portable clock in a rectangular case with a handle on the top, originally designed for use by travellers.In Britain, esp. in the 20th cent., often given as a gift on a formal occasion, typically to long-serving employees on their retirement. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > other types of clock watch-clock1592 German clock1598 quarter clocka1631 wheel-clock1671 table clocka1684 month clock1712 astronomical clock1719 musical clock1721 repeater1725 Tompion1727 pulling clock1733 regulator1735 eight-day clock1741 regulator clock1750 French clock1757 repetition clock1765 day clock1766 striker1778 chiming clock1789 cuckoo-clock1789 night clock1823 telltale1827 carriage clock1828 fly-clock1830 steeple clock1830 telltale clock1832 skeleton clock1842 telegraph clock1842 star clock1850 weight-clock1850 prison clock1853 crystal clock1854 pillar scroll top clock1860 sheep's-head clock1872 presentation clock1875 pillar clock1880 stop-clock1881 Waterbury1882 calendar-clock1884 ting-tang clock1884 birdcage clock1886 sheep's head1887 perpetual calendar1892 bracket clock1894 Act of Parliament clock1899 cartel clock1899 banjo-clock1903 master clock1904 lantern clock1913 time clock1919 evolutionary clock1922 lancet clock1922 atomic clock1927 quartz clock1934 clock radio1946 real-time clock1953 organ clock1956 molecular clock1974 travelling clock2014 1828 Morning Post 22 Jan. A gilt carriage clock, fine gold chains, seals, &c. 1894 A. Conan Doyle Round Red Lamp 228 He had sat reading for about an hour, and the hands of the noisy carriage clock upon the side table were rapidly closing together upon the twelve. 1977 Coventry Evening Tel. 19 Oct. 5/7 An inscribed carriage clock was presented to Mr Stanley Barlow, the retiring clerk of Crick Parish Council, yesterday. 2006 Lancs. Life Feb. 41/1 (advt.) A third quarter of the 19th century French porcelain mounted gorge cased carriage clock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1828
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