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Meanings of watch chain in English

Catalan
cadena de rellotge

Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest.

cadena de rellotge

Fob chain for attaching to a watch.

Synonyms
Examples for "fob"
Examples for "fob"
1
Jean Valjean fumbled in his fob and pulled out a five-franc piece.
Les Misérables
2
Some staff will now be provided with fob watches to keep time.
The Guardian
3
He drew the letter from his fob and handed it to Gaydon.
Clementina
4
He locked it with a key that he kept on a fob.
Caleb's crossing
5
Not just a nine-carat chain with a fob on it, you know?
The Irish Times
1
Oh, I have a compass on my watch guard.
Dorothy Dale's Camping Days
2
Also 2 cups, 2 shells, a book-mark, and a watch guard.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
3
She had several jewelled gold rings on the fingers of each fat white hand, and a long gold watch guard hung round her fat neck.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
4
The watching guard in the Med Ship watched him in amazement.
This World Is Taboo
5
He watched guards bring down the fleeing woman with brisk efficiency.
Brave New World
Usage of watch chain in English
1
A few days later, the gold pen on Hackworth's watch chain chimed.
The Diamond Age
2
Loiseau took off his watch chain, and put it in his pocket.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
3
He pats one on the head and wears a gold watch chain.
Daddy-Long-Legs
4
They were watching McNally closely, and Williams was fumbling his watch chain.
The Short Line War
5
The gold watch chain across his waistcoat told you his time was valuable.
New york: the novel
6
His long fingers played with the watch chain across his vest.
Summer of Night
7
A heavy gold Albert watch chain swayed across his ample waistcoat.
White fire
8
She opened it with a little key that hung on her watch chain.
The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel
9
He fumbled with his watch chain for a moment, staring out the window.
Lydia of the Pines
10
Also an ignorant silver watch and a showy brass watch chain.
Life on the Mississippi
11
The judge nodded gloomily, caressing his watch chain, and suddenly rose to go.
A Far Country — Volume 1
12
It seems to me that a watch chain would be attached more securely.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
13
Professor Caldwell sat for a full minute, silent and fingering his watch chain.
Martin Eden
14
A glittering bead the size of a gumball, hanging from a watch chain.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
15
He waited for a while, fumbling nervously with his watch chain.
Her Weight in Gold
16
Attaches to watch chain or neck cord, or fits vest pocket.
Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 /...
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