clepsydra

noun

Etymology: From Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from κλέπτειν (kléptein, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

1. Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.

   “"The dull, unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra".”

   “They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden, time elapsing in a dozen ways, allowing their cigars to go out, keeping a companionable silence.”