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An instrument for measuring time.

Belonging to horometry.

The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. "The horometry of antiquity." Sir T. Browne.

e points which are seen single, while the point of sight remains unchanged, is called the horopter. J. Le Conte.

Of or pertaining to the horopter.

tell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment.

One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.

The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events.

Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] I. Watts.

tanding erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling. Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief. De Quincey. With bright emblazonry and horrent arms. Milton.

Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder. A dungeon horrible on all sides round. Milton.

The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness. The horribleness of the mischief. Sir P. Sidney.

In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.

Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.

In a horrid manner. Shak.

The quality of being horrid.

Causing horror; frightful. Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed. I. Taylor.

That which causes horror. [R.] Miss Edgeworth.

To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving.

A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.