OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3119

bell

/bɛl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
campana • campanilla
A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
HEAR the sledges with the bells — Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
The bell which called the pupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof.
pabellón
The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
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