Bell

·vt To utter by bellowing.

II. Bell ·vt To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.

III. Bell ·vt To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.

IV. Bell ·noun Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower.

V. Bell ·noun The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.

VI. Bell ·noun A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.

VII. Bell ·vi To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to Roar.

VIII. Bell ·vi To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to Blossom; as, hops bell.

IX. Bell ·noun 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.

X. Bell ·noun That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.