silver bell
any North American shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white, bell-shaped flowers.
Origin of silver bell
1- Also called silver-bell tree .
Words Nearby silver bell
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How to use silver bell in a sentence
It’s possible that somewhere in Rock Creek Park there rests the skeleton of a foreign squirrel, a little silver bell on a ribbon around its neck.
Was Bebe Thomsen a ditsy animal lover or a Nazi spy? Even her friends wondered. | John Kelly | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostEven here the glorious voice of the prima donna floated clear as a silver bell.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteA little silver bell, with "Katy" engraved on the handle, is among the pretty things.
The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. | VariousThen a woman rang a little silver bell, and a woman who sat short but rose to unexpected heights stood up.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanThe sound of a silver bell broke in, the signal that she was in request by old Madame l'Etiquette.
The False Chevalier | William Douw Lighthall
She rings a little silver bell and when her servants come in she tells them to bring her grains of the finest wheat.
Mighty Mikko | Parker Fillmore
British Dictionary definitions for silver bell
any of various deciduous trees of the styracaceous genus Halesia, esp H. carolina, of North America and China, having white bell-shaped flowers: Also called: snowdrop tree
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