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Definition of Clocked

1. clock [v] - See also: clock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clocked

Literary usage of Clocked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1901)
"Mary Queen of Scots, at her execution, is reported to have worn stockings of blue worsted, clocked and edged at the top with silver, and under them another ..."

2. Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws by United States Dept. of the Treasury, Dept. of the Treasury, United States, United States Customs Court, Customs Court (1915)
"The correctness of the collector's classification is further supported by the fact that Congress has specially mentioned "clocked stockings" in paragraph ..."

3. Gleanings After Time: Chapters in Social and Domestic History by George Latimer Apperson (1907)
"Ah,' said Jerrold, ' you permit him to wear clocked stockings.' " Mr. Hibberd proceeded to inquire why a decorated stocking is described as " clocked. ..."

4. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1900)
"When she had to stretch across the table to make a stroke, that youth caught glimpses of a little ankle, a little clocked stocking, and a little black satin ..."

5. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"When she had to stretch across the table to make a stroke, that youth caught glimpses of a little ankle, a little clocked stocking, and a little ..."

6. A Study of English Prose Writers: A Laboratory Method by John Scott Clark (1898)
"When she had to stretch across the table to make a stroke, that youth caught glimpses of a little ankle, a little clocked stocking, and a little black satin ..."

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