1. a timepiece or clock
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The ancient horologe in the cathedral tower still chimed every hour.
• Medieval monasteries relied on water horloges to mark prayer times.
• The ornate horologe was the centerpiece of the town square.
• Scholars studied the mechanisms of early horloges to understand timekeeping history.
• The museum displayed a collection of sundials and other primitive horloges.