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bell


1. bell \'bel\ n [ME belle, fr. OE; akin to OE bellan to roar - more at BELLOW)M

a hollow metallic device that vibrates and gives forth a ringing sound w hen stuck

the sounding of a bell as a signal

    a bell rung to tell the hour

    a stroke of such a bell esp. on shipboard

    the time so indicated

    a half hour

something having the form of a bell

as

    the corolla of a flower

    a flaring mouth of a wind instrument

    a percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes that when str uck give out tones resembling bells - usu. used in pl.

    GLOCKENSPIEL


2. bell vt

to provide with a bell

to make bell-mouthed

to take the form of a bell

FLARE

to do a daring or risky deed - bell the cat


3. bell vi [ME bellen, fr. OE bellan]

to make a resonant bellowing or baying sound


4. bell n

BELLOW, ROAR