bell pull

British  

noun

1. a handle, rope, or cord pulled to operate a doorbell or servant's bell

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Example Sentences

Other vivid details include her blond eyelashes, her black opera binoculars, a bell pull that deviates tantalizingly from the vertical mirror frame and, reflected in the mirror, a tortoiseshell hair comb.

From Washington Post

The door had an old-fashioned bell pull, like those in Lyra’s world, and Will didn’t know where to find it till Lyra showed him.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Mrs. Clarke jogged to ring the bell pull, but Lord Fredrick interrupted her by adding, “Do it in person, please.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

There was a bell pull with a porcelain knob, attached to about six feet of wire when I stopped pulling and knocked.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Every bell pull that could be found was rung and rung and rung yet again, to wake the sleeping servants, call for smelling salts, find someone to run for a doctor, and so on.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood