单词 | pull-bell |
释义 | > as lemmaspull-bell pull-bell n. Brit. /ˈpʊlbɛl/ , U.S. /ˈpʊlˌbɛl/ now rare a bell rung by pulling on a cord or chain (as opposed to a handbell).ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > bell rung by cord pull-bell1552 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 1552 in W. Page Inventories Church Goods York, Durham & Northumberland (1897) 53 One litle puyll bell. 1845 Mineral Point (Wisconsin Territory) Democrat 25 Apr. Articles of household furniture, such as a hand-bell, or a pull-bell, to which the virtuous woman has frequent occasions to lay her hand. 1919 R. Macaulay Three Days 52 How a pull-bell clangs when it rings! 2001 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 21 Mar. 1 b Light fixtures above the seats are old-fashioned glass... There is a pull-bell to ding. < as lemmas |
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