larum

[ lar-uhm ]

/ ˈlær əm /

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noun

alarum.

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How to use larum in a sentence

My conjectures were interrupted by a loud larum at the house-door, which announced the return of my young host.
Discipline|Mary Brunton
This morning about seven oclock we had a larum that the Regulars were gone to Concord.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens
The ‘larum of his bell was ne’er sae shrill As was her tongue, aye clacking like a mill.
Gleanings in Graveyards|Horatio Edward Norfolk
The clock which stood upon the mantel had sounded twice the customary larum, but had not been heard by us.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown

Of these we read in Shakespeare's works—of the "'larum bell and of sweet bells jangled out of tune."
Chats on Old Copper and Brass|Fred. W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for larum

larum

/ (ˈlærəm) /

noun

an archaic word for alarm

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