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English: Illustration from 1908 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary. Escapement, n. act of escaping: means of escape: part of a timepiece connecting the wheelwork with the pendulum or balance, and allowing a tooth to escape at each vibration.
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Source Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
Author Rev. Thomas Davidson 1856-1923 (ed.)

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