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Meanings of tall-case clock in English

Russian
напольные часы
Catalan
rellotge de paret
Spanish
reloj de pared
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Tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock.

напольные часы
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Examples for "longcase clock"
Examples for "longcase clock"
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A magenta longcase clock is a striking talking point for any space.
The Irish Times
2
He had one or two very fine paintings, as I remember, and a wonderful longcase clock.
Death Mask
3
These include a mahogany inlaid longcase clock dating from circa 1770 and bearing the signature of J. Crampton of Dublin.
The Irish Times
4
Two Victorian dining tables made £2,100 and £1,900 respectively and a longcase clock with a brass dial sold for £1,700.
The Irish Times
5
On a larger scale, a handsome George III mahogany longcase clock with a broken swan neck pediment is expected to fetch £1,000-£1,500
The Irish Times
1
Glass shattered from an adjacent floor clock.
The charlemagne pursuit
2
Electronic clocks, grandfather clocks, wall clocks, floor clocks, round clocks, square clocks - even clocks that kept time.
The Tarn of Eternity
3
Floor clocks on each baseline were used instead of clocks above the basket for the rest of the game.
Reuters
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In the distance, I heard the chiming of the great grandfather clock.
Cruel Beauty
2
Somewhere in Grahame Coats's house, a grandfather clock chimed politely, twelve times.
Anansi Boys
3
He moved around to different spots in the room, the grandfather clock.
The unseen
4
Ok, that is a grandfather clock and not actually a seconds pendulum.
Wired
5
Entering my apartment, she immediately recognized the grandfather clock in the hall.
The new yorker
Translations for tall-case clock