chime+of+bells
21chime — [13] Etymologically, chime is the same word as cymbal – indeed it originally meant ‘cymbal’ in English – but the route by which it reached English is not altogether clear. Latin cymbalum was borrowed into Old French as chimbe, which is perhaps… …
22Chime hours — According to English folklore, those born at certain hours could see ghosts. The crucial time was generally said to be midnight. In Irish folklore, those born in the chime hours would have the second sight. The term born in the chimehours likely… …
23chime — v 1. peal, toll, gong, dong, ring, clang, clangor; ding, ting, jingle, tinkle; sound, resound, reverberate; (of time) announce, indicate, mark, ring in, bring, usher in. 2. chime in a. harmonize, blend; complement, enhance.b. interrupt, break… …
24chime clock — noun Etymology: chime (I) : a clock that indicates the half and quarter hours by playing short melodies on bells or gongs in addition to striking the hours …
25chime — sb. (of bells). Alys. 1852. Dan. kime …
26To ring the bells backward — Ring Ring (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[a^]ng) or {Rung} (r[u^]ng); p. p. {Rung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ringing}.] [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.] 1. To cause to sound, especially by… …
27bell chime — ▪ musical instrument (from medieval Latin cymbala, meaning “bells”) set of stationary bells tuned in a musical series, traditionally in diatonic sequence (seven note scale) plus a few accidentals (sharps and flats). The bells generally… …
28Doubles (bells) — Doubles is used as a term in English Change Ringing, describing a ringing method rung on five church bells. Doubles is the most common group of methods rung in the United Kingdom, since 90% of parish churches with bell towers in the UK are fitted …
29To shake the bells — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …
30tubular bells — noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal tubes that are struck with a mallet See Also: chime …
