Tocsin
101touch — [13] The etymological notion underlying touch seems to be the ‘striking of a bell’. It comes via Old French tochier from Vulgar Latin *toccāre ‘hit, knock’, which appears originally to have denoted ‘make the sound toc by striking something, such… …
102alarm — n 1 Alarm, tocsin, alert agree in meaning a signal that serves as a call to action or to be on guard especially in a time of imminent danger. Alarm is used of any signal that arouses to activity not only troops, but emergency workers (as firemen …
103touch — [13] The etymological notion underlying touch seems to be the ‘striking of a bell’. It comes via Old French tochier from Vulgar Latin *toccāre ‘hit, knock’, which appears originally to have denoted ‘make the sound toc by striking something, such… …
104toc|sin — «TOK suhn», noun. 1. an alarm sounded by ringing a bell or bells; warning signal: »the tocsin of the soul the dinner bell (Byron). 2. a bell used to sound an alarm: »Oh, what a tocsin has she for a tongue (Walter de la Mare). ╂[< Middle French …
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106Xmal Deutschland — Origin Hamburg, Germany Genres Gothic Rock Ethereal Wave Neue Deutsche Welle Years active 1980–1990 Labels 4AD Records …
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110X-Mal Deutschland — Xmal Deutschland nannte sich eine Hamburger Band, die 1980 als „All Girl Band“ begann und insbesondere im Ausland Erfolge feiern konnte. Die letzte Veröffentlichung der Band stammt aus dem Jahr 1989. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biografie 2 Diskografie 2 …
