That warning timepiece never ceased. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
{Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a sound shortly before the clock strikes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Warning — Warn ing, a. Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice. [1913 Webster] That warning timepiece never ceased. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] {Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a sound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Warning piece — Warning Warn ing, a. Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice. [1913 Webster] That warning timepiece never ceased. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] {Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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