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bells

[ belz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

Origin of bells¹

1965–70; by shortening of the full phrase, as in shorts from short pants

Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.

A ban on the ringing of church bells, lifted in 1941, was reimposed.

And the bells chimed for victory at 1211 Avenue of the Americas.

We sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.

If the idea of a religious vigilante ambushing sex workers in his spare time sets off alarm bells, it probably should.

I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.

Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

These Rules (leaving out the Tenor) serves for five bells; and leaving out the fifth and Tenor, they serve for four bells.

On four bells there are four times as many changes as on three; that is—four times six changes, which makes Twenty-four.

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