- mantel clock
- mantel clock nounA clock designed to sit on a mantelpiece, often being wound and adjusted from the front• • •Main Entry: ↑mantel
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hood clock — noun also hooded clock : a wall or mantel clock having the movement enclosed in a case and the weights and pendulum if weight driven exposed to view … Useful english dictionary
acorn clock — a mantel clock of the first half of the 19th century, having the upper part of the case shaped with a double ogee curve to resemble an acorn. * * * … Universalium
lancet clock — a mantel clock having a case formed like an acutely pointed arch. * * * … Universalium
lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body. * * * … Universalium
acorn clock — a mantel clock of the first half of the 19th century, having the upper part of the case shaped with a double ogee curve to resemble an acorn … Useful english dictionary
