From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtimepiecetime‧piece /ˈtaɪmpiːs/ noun [countable] old useTMC a clock or watch
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timepiece• The weight of the badge became a timepiece, measuring a basic cycle.• An example: Watchmaking changed relatively little for more than a century, and timepieces were sold in watch and jewelry shops.• It's more like clock-a-block for timepiece collector and repairer, Sandra Pember.• This fun timepiece features a talking alarm, a one-year guarantee and a long-life battery.• The chronograph is the timepiece of choice for today's active man-on-the-go.• The case may have hidden the whirligig aspects of the timepiece.• His brother James helped, though neither one of them signed the timepiece, strangely enough.• Use some pebbles to make a clock Transform a collection of stones from the beach into a unique timepiece. 