Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HO'RO-LOGE
HO'RO-LOGE, n. [Fr. horloge; L. horologium; Gr. ὡρολογιον; ὡρα, hour, and λεγω, to tell.]
An instrument that indicates the hour of the day. But chronometer is now generally used.
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