belledadj.
/bɛld/ 1. Furnished with a bell or bells. Often in combination, as double-belled.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > bell > [adjective] > having bells
belled1833
1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) vii. 81 His belled cap.
1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 4 To ring with confidence the visitors' bell at double-belled doors.
2. Bell-flowered. Often in combination, as blue-belled.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > of specific size, form, or arrangement
chaliceda1616
umbelliferous1668
umbellated1731
pyramidal1777
umbellate1785
starry-eyed1793
umbellal1836
hoop-petticoated1837
grandiflora1839
belleda1849
mop-headed1862
geminiflorous1866
notch-flowered1885
multiflora1934
a1849 T. L. Beddoes Poems (1851) I. 197 Where the gentians blue-belled blow.
1856 J. Ruskin King Golden River (ed. 3) v. 51 Soft belled gentians, more blue than the sky.
1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §83 The belled group, of the hyacinth and convallaria.
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