What does “The works of a watch” means?
He slipped a long dark iron knife from his belt and after breathing on it, handed it hilt-first to Puck, who took it with his head on one side, as you should when you look at the works of a watch, squinted down the dark blade, and very delicately rubbed his forefinger from the point to the hilt.
This is from “Rewards and Fairies” “The Knife and Naked Chalk Hill” http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/digi300.html (Dig III) pdf
I can’t understand the meaning of “the works of a watch ” Is this just the movement of a watch?
I accept some one with a special way. Any
one that kindly taught me.
When a watch “works” are the delicate movement, the “works” are the tiny moving parts inside it. So what does
this watch do?
As you should when you look at the works of a watch,
Here “works” means “clockwork”. Clockwork are small and precise, so you have to look at them very closely.
As you should when you look at the works of a watch,
Here “works” means “clockwork”. Clockwork are small and precise, so you have to look at them very closely.
