Coventry bell

noun

1. a perennial garden plant, Campanula trachelium, of Eurasia, having coarsely toothed leaves and bluish-purple flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Coventry bell¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

A Coventry bell, dated 1675, says— I ring at six to let men know When too and fro their worke to goe.

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