wind-bell

[ wind-bel ]

noun

1. a bell sounded by the action of the wind.
2. wind chimes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind-bell¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

And the people, Who never heard the music of the wind, Paused to listen to the wind-bell, And then passed on through the temple gate, With music echoing in their ears.

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O Maker of all music, Let me be as the wind-bell by the temple.

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I. A wind-bell hung at the gateway of an ancient temple And played the music taught it by the wind, At times soft, like bubbles breaking in a fountain, When the breeze of summer night caressed it, Then loud and jangling when the typhoon swept across the sea, Or low and moaning when the temple gongs sounded for prayer.

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“It’s a variation of the Japanese wind-bell motif,” said Mrs. Osgood.

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No, Only a star that falls in the sea, Only a wind-bell's louder flow Of praise to Lord Gautama.

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