- Watches
- Watches \Watch"es\ (-[e^]z), n. pl. (Bot.) The leaves of {Saracenia flava}. See {Trumpets}. [1913 Webster]
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Watches
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Watches — The periods into which the time between sunset and sunrise was divided. They are so called because watchmen relieved each other at each of these periods. There are frequent references in Scripture to the duties of watchmen who were appointed… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
watches — In NT times the day was divided into four watches of three hours each (Luke 12:38), which was the Roman system. The command of Jesus to keep awake (Mark 13:35) refers to the four watches of the night, and these correspond to four dramatic events… … Dictionary of the Bible
Watches of the Night — is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on March 25th 1887; in book form, first in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888; and in the many subsequent editions of that… … Wikipedia
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Tropical cyclone warnings and watches — Warnings and watches are two levels of alert issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm or hurricane intensity. They are notices to the local… … Wikipedia
Oris (watches) — Oris SA Type Private company Industry Watch manufacturing Founded 1904 by Paul Cattin and Georges Christian Headquarters … Wikipedia
Alpina Watches — Infobox Company company name = Alpina Watch International SA company type = Aktiengesellschaft company foundation = 1883 by Gottlieb Hauser location city = Geneve location country = Switzerland industry = Watch manufacturing products =… … Wikipedia
