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Silver bell   /sˈɪlvər bɛl/   Listen
Silver bell

noun
1.
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers.






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"Silver bell" Quotes from Famous Books



... all exactly alike, distinguishable only by the ribbons—blue, green, yellow and red—which ornamented their necks and were tied in bows under their chins. The mother had a garland composed of these four colors around her neck, upon which hung a little silver bell. Noel had been watching this pretty sight, with a fascinated gaze, and was so preoccupied with their gambols that he failed to hear a soft footstep approaching, and did not turn to look until Mrs. Dallas was standing quite near him, holding out ...
— A Beautiful Alien • Julia Magruder

... you a sweet silver bell, To ring up your maidens when you are not well, If you will but walk with me, &c. Sir, I'll not ...
— The Nursery Rhyme Book • Unknown

... the queen was at ease in her mind once more, and measurably happy, her wine naturally began to assert itself again, and it got a little the start of her. I mean it set her music going—her silver bell of a tongue. Dear me, she was a master talker. It would not become me to suggest that it was pretty late and that I was a tired man and very sleepy. I wished I had gone off to bed when I had the chance. Now I must stick it out; ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... gong sounded seven times, and a sort of magnetic thrill seemed to pass throughout the room. There followed a faint, musical sound, like the tinkle of a silver bell. ...
— The Hand Of Fu-Manchu - Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor • Sax Rohmer

... and garnished," replied the master, bowing low, as he took his leave. "Yonder silver bell shall summon ...
— The Well in the Desert - An Old Legend of the House of Arundel • Emily Sarah Holt


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