ghurryn.

Brit.

/ˈɡʌri/, U.S.

/ˈɡəri/, Indian English /ˈɡhəɽi/

Forms: Also 1600s gree, 1700s gurry, gurrie, 1800s garri, ghur(r)ie, -ee.

Etymology: < Hindi gharī a water-clock consisting of a perforated floating cup which fills and sinks in a fixed time, usually 24 minutes.

Anglo-Indian.

1. A space of time: (a) (in old Hindu custom) 24 minutes, the 60th part of a day of 24 hours; (b) (in Anglo-Indian usage) an hour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > hour > [noun]

tidea900

hourc1250

timea1325

hourglass1588

planetary hour1593

clock hour1600

ghurry1638

stricken hour1820

lunar hour1862

the world > time > period > minute > [noun] > period of specific number of minutes

milec1275

mileway1370

ghurry1638

scruple1702

1638 W. Bruton Newes from E.-Indies 12 This stroak or parcell of time they call a Goome, the small pot being full they call a Gree, 8 Grees maketh a Par, which Par is three houres by our accompt.

1776 Depositions 3/2 in Trial J. Fowke About two gurries afterwards, the said Gentleman, the Maha Rajah, &c. came out, and got into their palanquins.

1803 in Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1844) I. 585 If you are resolved on having an audience, come tomorrow, when only two ghurees of the day shall remain.

1832 G. A. Herklots tr. Customs Moosulmans 37 (note) When two ghurrees of the night are still wanting.

a. A metal plate on which the hours are struck.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [noun] > bell, gun, etc.

undern-bella1400

bell1422

clock-bell1508

minute-gun1728

hour-bell1785

ghurry1816

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vii. 194 The bramin, when the ghurry's sound Told one, was with the idol found.

1879 C. R. Low Afghan War ii. 177 Not a sound was heard in camp, save the ghurries striking the hours.

Categories »

b. ‘A clock or other time-piece’ ( Cent. Dict.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	ghurry
释义	ghurryn. Brit. /ˈɡʌri/, U.S. /ˈɡəri/, Indian English /ˈɡhəɽi/ Forms: Also 1600s gree, 1700s gurry, gurrie, 1800s garri, ghur(r)ie, -ee. Etymology: < Hindi gharī a water-clock consisting of a perforated floating cup which fills and sinks in a fixed time, usually 24 minutes. Anglo-Indian. 1. A space of time: (a) (in old Hindu custom) 24 minutes, the 60th part of a day of 24 hours; (b) (in Anglo-Indian usage) an hour. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > hour > [noun] tidea900 hourc1250 timea1325 hourglass1588 planetary hour1593 clock hour1600 ghurry1638 stricken hour1820 lunar hour1862 the world > time > period > minute > [noun] > period of specific number of minutes milec1275 mileway1370 ghurry1638 scruple1702 1638 W. Bruton Newes from E.-Indies 12 This stroak or parcell of time they call a Goome, the small pot being full they call a Gree, 8 Grees maketh a Par, which Par is three houres by our accompt. 1776 Depositions 3/2 in Trial J. Fowke About two gurries afterwards, the said Gentleman, the Maha Rajah, &c. came out, and got into their palanquins. 1803 in Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1844) I. 585 If you are resolved on having an audience, come tomorrow, when only two ghurees of the day shall remain. 1832 G. A. Herklots tr. Customs Moosulmans 37 (note) When two ghurrees of the night are still wanting. 2. a. A metal plate on which the hours are struck. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [noun] > bell, gun, etc. undern-bella1400 bell1422 clock-bell1508 minute-gun1728 hour-bell1785 ghurry1816 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vii. 194 The bramin, when the ghurry's sound Told one, was with the idol found. 1879 C. R. Low Afghan War ii. 177 Not a sound was heard in camp, save the ghurries striking the hours. Categories » b. ‘A clock or other time-piece’ ( Cent. Dict.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1638
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