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Definitions for deathwatch
ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃdeath·watch
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Princeton's WordNet
booklouse, book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatoriusnoun
minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
deathwatch beetle, deathwatch, Xestobium rufovillosumnoun
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Wiktionary
deathwatchnoun
A vigil besides a dying person
deathwatchnoun
One who guards a condemned person before execution.
deathwatchnoun
A deathwatch beetle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Deathwatchnoun
An insect that makes a tinkling noise like that of a watch, and is superstitiously imagined to prognosticate death.
Etymology: death and watch.
The solemn deathwatch click’d the hour she dy’d. John Gay.
We learn to presage approaching death in a family by ravens and little worms, which we therefore call a deathwatch. Isaac Watts.
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deathwatch
A deathwatch is a vigil maintained beside a dying or dead person, often observed throughout the night. It is traditionally done as a mark of respect and to comfort the dying person. The term can also refer to certain species of beetles, known as deathwatch beetles, which produce a tapping sound that is often associated with this vigil.
Webster Dictionary
Deathwatchnoun
a small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death
Deathwatchnoun
a small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick
Deathwatchnoun
the guard set over a criminal before his execution
Wikidata
Deathwatch
Deathwatch is a 2002 British horror film directed by Michael J. Bassett.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deathwatch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deathwatch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- бдение при умиращBulgarian
- escarabat del rellotge de la mortCatalan, Valencian
- deathwatchGreek
- puunkaivaja, ruumiinvalvojaiset, valvojaisetFinnish
- DeathwatchFrench
- מותוHebrew
- deathwatchLatin
- DeathwatchNorwegian
- точильщик пёстрый, книжная вошь, бодрствование у постели умирающего, дежурство у постели умершегоRussian
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