handbell en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English handbelle, hande belle, from Old English handbelle (“handbell”). By surface analysis, hand + bell.
Meanings
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A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
The bell sounded. It was a hand-bell, rung by a boy in the next class-room.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handbells | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
ja ハンドベル (small bell rung by hand) · hu csengettyű (small bell rung by hand) · pl dzwonek z rączką (small bell rung by hand) · ar نَاقُوس (small bell rung by hand) · ru колоко́льчик (small bell rung by hand) · cmn 手搖鈴 /手摇铃 (small bell rung by hand) · fr cloche à main (small bell rung by hand) · ko 핸드벨 (small bell rung by hand) · fr sonnette (small bell rung by hand) · es campanilla (small bell rung by hand) · fi käsikello (small bell rung by hand) · pt campainha (small bell rung by hand) · de Handglocke (small bell rung by hand) · it campanello (small bell rung by hand)