fairy bellsn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛːrɪ ˌbɛlz/, U.S.

/ˈfɛri ˌbɛlz/

Forms:

α. 1800s– fairy bells.

β. 1800s– fairy bell.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., bell n.¹; fairy adj., bell n.¹

Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < either fairy n. or fairy adj. + the plural of bell n.¹, and partly (in β. forms) < either fairy n. or fairy adj. + bell n.¹ (compare bell n.¹ 4).With the early quots. perhaps compare Scottish Gaelic cluigean na mnàtha sìthe, foxglove, literally ‘little bell (or earring) of the fairy woman’ (beginning of the 20th cent. or earlier), Welsh clychau'r tylwyth teg (plural) bluebell, harebell, literally ‘bells of the fair kinsfolk’ (undated in dictionaries of Welsh), although it is unclear whether either of these had any influence on the English word.

1. Any of various plants having somewhat bell-shaped flowers, as the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea; esp. any of several plants of (or formerly of) the genus Disporum (family Asparagaceae), of Asia and North America. Also: the flowers of any of these plants.In quot. 1829: poetic a bell-shaped flower imagined as making a sound like a bell.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > foxglove

foxglovec1000

London button1552

wine-pot herb1552

finger1562

finger flower1562

lady's glove1575

foxter1623

fox-finger1657

fox1684

bloody finger1789

witch bell1808

fairy fingers1811

fairy thimble1813

dead men's bells1818

witches' thimbles1820

fairy bells1821

fairy glove1841

flap-dock1846

cow-flop1847

pop-glove1847

lady's thimble1853

Scotch mercury1853

poppy1856

fairy petticoats1864

finger root1870

fairy weed1871

pop-dock1878

witches' bells1884

1821 T. L. Beddoes Improvisatore 120 That elfin hermit fans the fairy bell With glazen wings..And struts about his darling flower with pride.

1829 W. Liddiard Legend Einsidln 267 Adding her soft notes to the swell: Like to the bee Of Arcady When sipping honey from each fairy bell!

1861 P. Lankester Wild Flowers 47 The tiny white flowers [of Wood Sorrel]..are called by the Welsh ‘fairy bells’.

1871 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 6 135/2 In Anglo-Irish we call it [sc. the foxglove]..fairy bell.

1933 Oregon Hist. Q. 34 330 Fairy bells and babyeyes, are known to botanists as..Disporum menziesii, and Phacelia menziesii, respectively.

2003 Horticulture Mar. 30/3 I use these as a mixed groundcover under stout clumps of yellow-flowered fairy bells (Disporum uniflorum).

2. Music. A type of percussion instrument consisting of several small bells joined in a row and attached to a handle.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > bell > [noun] > other bells

handbell1494

pull-bell1552

morris bell1560

wire-bell1668

joy-bells1808

sleigh-bell1849

gong1864

gong-bell1864

fairy bells1888

tin-pot1895

1888 Musical Times & Singing Class Circular 29 172/2 Cornet solo, Mr. Thomas Delahay; fairy bells, Mr. Benjamin A. Parker.

1916 E. Crutchfield in Woman's Dreadnought 26 Feb. 431/1 A clown was then introduced. He played the ‘fairy bells’ in imitation of church bells.

1997 Early Music 25 342/1 Phillips [sc. an auctioneer] on 3 October had a fairy bells at £184.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairy bells
释义	fairy bellsn. Brit. /ˈfɛːrɪ ˌbɛlz/, U.S. /ˈfɛri ˌbɛlz/ Forms: α. 1800s– fairy bells. β. 1800s– fairy bell. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., bell n.¹; fairy adj., bell n.¹ Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < either fairy n. or fairy adj. + the plural of bell n.¹, and partly (in β. forms) < either fairy n. or fairy adj. + bell n.¹ (compare bell n.¹ 4).With the early quots. perhaps compare Scottish Gaelic cluigean na mnàtha sìthe, foxglove, literally ‘little bell (or earring) of the fairy woman’ (beginning of the 20th cent. or earlier), Welsh clychau'r tylwyth teg (plural) bluebell, harebell, literally ‘bells of the fair kinsfolk’ (undated in dictionaries of Welsh), although it is unclear whether either of these had any influence on the English word. 1. Any of various plants having somewhat bell-shaped flowers, as the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea; esp. any of several plants of (or formerly of) the genus Disporum (family Asparagaceae), of Asia and North America. Also: the flowers of any of these plants.In quot. 1829: poetic a bell-shaped flower imagined as making a sound like a bell. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > foxglove foxglovec1000 London button1552 wine-pot herb1552 finger1562 finger flower1562 lady's glove1575 foxter1623 fox-finger1657 fox1684 bloody finger1789 witch bell1808 fairy fingers1811 fairy thimble1813 dead men's bells1818 witches' thimbles1820 fairy bells1821 fairy glove1841 flap-dock1846 cow-flop1847 pop-glove1847 lady's thimble1853 Scotch mercury1853 poppy1856 fairy petticoats1864 finger root1870 fairy weed1871 pop-dock1878 witches' bells1884 1821 T. L. Beddoes Improvisatore 120 That elfin hermit fans the fairy bell With glazen wings..And struts about his darling flower with pride. 1829 W. Liddiard Legend Einsidln 267 Adding her soft notes to the swell: Like to the bee Of Arcady When sipping honey from each fairy bell! 1861 P. Lankester Wild Flowers 47 The tiny white flowers [of Wood Sorrel]..are called by the Welsh ‘fairy bells’. 1871 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 6 135/2 In Anglo-Irish we call it [sc. the foxglove]..fairy bell. 1933 Oregon Hist. Q. 34 330 Fairy bells and babyeyes, are known to botanists as..Disporum menziesii, and Phacelia menziesii, respectively. 2003 Horticulture Mar. 30/3 I use these as a mixed groundcover under stout clumps of yellow-flowered fairy bells (Disporum uniflorum). 2. Music. A type of percussion instrument consisting of several small bells joined in a row and attached to a handle. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > bell > [noun] > other bells handbell1494 pull-bell1552 morris bell1560 wire-bell1668 joy-bells1808 sleigh-bell1849 gong1864 gong-bell1864 fairy bells1888 tin-pot1895 1888 Musical Times & Singing Class Circular 29 172/2 Cornet solo, Mr. Thomas Delahay; fairy bells, Mr. Benjamin A. Parker. 1916 E. Crutchfield in Woman's Dreadnought 26 Feb. 431/1 A clown was then introduced. He played the ‘fairy bells’ in imitation of church bells. 1997 Early Music 25 342/1 Phillips [sc. an auctioneer] on 3 October had a fairy bells at £184. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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