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silver bell

noun

  1. any North American shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white, bell-shaped flowers.


silver bell

noun

  1. any of various deciduous trees of the styracaceous genus Halesia, esp H. carolina, of North America and China, having white bell-shaped flowers Also calledsnowdrop tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of silver bell1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences

It’s possible that somewhere in Rock Creek Park there rests the skeleton of a foreign squirrel, a little silver bell on a ribbon around its neck.

Even here the glorious voice of the prima donna floated clear as a silver bell.

A little silver bell, with "Katy" engraved on the handle, is among the pretty things.

Then a woman rang a little silver bell, and a woman who sat short but rose to unexpected heights stood up.

The sound of a silver bell broke in, the signal that she was in request by old Madame l'Etiquette.

She rings a little silver bell and when her servants come in she tells them to bring her grains of the finest wheat.

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