grandfather clock
Tall chiming timekeeper
A grandfather clock is a tall freestanding clock, typically six to eight feet high, with a pendulum and weights housed in a long wooden case.
The clock face sits atop the case, and the pendulum swings visibly behind a glass panel.
The name distinguishes it from smaller grandmother and granddaughter clocks.
The grandfather clock in the hallway chimed every hour.
Tall freestanding clock
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- caseContainer or instance
- toweringOf imposing height
stately · hallway · standing · wooden · ornate · face · hands · numerals
Suspended swinging weight
- escapementTick-controlling clock component
- movementChange in position
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- tick-tockClock's rhythmic sound
mechanical · winding · gears · spring · anchor · regulator · calibration · mainspring
Inherited family treasure
- patinaSurface film from aging
- mahoganyReddish-brown tropical lumber
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
restoration · collectible · auction · walnut · oak · brass · veneer · inlay
London's political center
hourly · melody · resonate · sonorous · echo · bells · carillon · quarter-hour
Duration-measuring person or device
- clockmakerTimepiece craftsman
- horologistTimepiece specialist
- watchmakerTimepiece crafter and repairer
- chronometryScience of precise timekeeping
timekeeping · guilds · apprenticeship · precision · regulation · maintenance · servicing · repair
longcase
Tall freestanding clock
towering · stately · hallway · standing · wooden · ornate · face · hands · numerals · weights
pendulum
Suspended swinging weight
- escapementTick-controlling clock component
- movementChange in position
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
tick-tock · mechanical · winding · gears · spring · anchor · regulator · calibration · mainspring · beat
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
Edwardian · restoration · collectible · auction · walnut · oak · brass · veneer · inlay · craftsmanship
Westminster
London's political center
striking · hourly · melody · resonate · sonorous · echo · bells · carillon · quarter-hour · half-hour
timekeeper
Duration-measuring person or device
- clockmakerTimepiece craftsman
- horologistTimepiece specialist
- watchmakerTimepiece crafter and repairer
chronometry · timekeeping · guilds · apprenticeship · precision · regulation · maintenance · servicing · repair
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, timer
- clocksdigital clock, wall clock, quartz clock, analog clock, pendulum clock
- timekeeping devicesclock, watch, timer, stopwatch, hourglass
- Vintage Householdicebox, washboard, wringer, butter churn, coal stove
- grandfather clockspendulum, weights, chime, clock face, dial
- floor clocks
grandfather clockwristwatch
Portable timekeeping accessory
pocket watch · watch · desk clock · mantel clock · travel clock
grandfather clockwristwatch
Portable timekeeping accessory
pocket watch · travel clock · stopwatch · fitness tracker · smartwatch
grandfather clockdigital clock
Timekeeper showing numerals
smart watch · smartwatch · atomic clock · digital watch · smartphone
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