Canterbury bell
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I don't mind that so much as their silly songs, after we've fed 'em, all about 'work among the merry, merry blossoms," said Sacharissa from the deeps of a stale Canterbury bell.
From Actions and Reactions by Kipling, Rudyard
The name Canterbury bell has a very interesting origin, namely, that bells were the recognised badge of pilgrims to the shrine of St Thomas at Canterbury.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Of such are adlumia, Canterbury bell, lunaria, ipomopsis, Œnothera Lamarckiana; and foxglove, valerian, and some other perennials would better be treated as biennials.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
The King was waiting on the steps of the back-yard, watching a dozen gardeners trying to rear the Canterbury bell with patent foods.
From More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme by Marzials, Ada M.
But when he stopped to look at the flower he had plucked, he found it was only quite an ordinary Canterbury bell!
From More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme by Marzials, Ada M.
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