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Hourglass :: Hourglass (n.) An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower..

Node :: Node (n.) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc..

Horography :: Horography (n.) The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials..

Deathbed :: Deathbed (n.) The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness..

Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..

Tide :: Tide (prep.) The period of twelve hours.

Horary :: Horary (a.) Of or pertaining to an hour; noting the hours.

Idle :: Idle (v. t.) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day..

Mortal :: Mortal (a.) Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours..

March :: March (n.) The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles..

Gnomon :: Gnomon (n.) The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis..

In :: In (prep.) With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life..

Glass :: Glass (v. t.) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time; an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a vessel is exhausted of its sand..

Past :: Past (prep.) Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour..

Trihoral :: Trihoral (a.) Occurring once in every three hours.

Gnomon :: Gnomon (n.) The index of the hour circle of a globe.

Hour :: Hour (n.) The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?.

Day :: Day (n.) Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work..

Lucky :: Lucky (superl.) Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour..

Prime :: Prime (a.) The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds..

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