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belle
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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belle handsome woman. XVII. — F., fem. of
bel,
BEAU.
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Bell TV first in Canada to offer 100 High Definition TV channels; Significant milestone enhances Canada's best HD service.
M2 Presswire; 11/3/2009; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-3 November 2009-Bell Canada Enterprises: Bell TV first in Canada to offer 100 High Definition TV channels...In an address to The Canadian Club today in Montreal, Bell and BCE President and CEO George Cope announced that Bell...
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 "Sun Publications (IL)")
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BELLS, CHIMES
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 2/20/1998; 700+ words
; ...Whether it is the ominous bell tolling for thee or the Christmas bells that "toll loud and long...obtaining other sounds with the bells. Sometimes, bell-ringers will tap the...count, they can play the bells." The Knox bell-ringers usually play...
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 "Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)")
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Bells strike a chord: Some local churches go digital for tunes.
Newspaper article from: Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL); 1/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...is passionate about church bells. When he heard his church planned to build a bell tower during renovations in 1996...opportunity to help and bought three bells from a southeastern French bell foundry that were specifically...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Bells ring again in Plainfield
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 12/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Shreffler. The bells were disabled in 2005...renovation of the bell tower entrance, which...dolly. The original bells were made by the Meneely Bell Foundry in New York...get the eight new bells made by The Royal Eijsbouts Bell Founders and Tower...
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Bells expected to draw people to Pewaukee County resident's love of ringing sounds results in unusual gift to village
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...you've seen bell changing. According to Perschon, the bells are not rung simply...we start changing bells," said Perschon, who keeps a small bell on a changing rope...started reading about bells. That's how I found about bell changing, and eventually...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Bell men still going like the clappers; ROY HATTERSLEY IN SEARCH OF ENGLAND.(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 5/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...is the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The company started making bells in 1570, and it has...in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry - rang bells before he made them...because she was a hand bell-ringer. Making bells is a vocation, not...
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Bells of Verdin Company
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...chip. SOUNDBITE OF BELL RINGING And then you press the button, and you have a second bell. SOUNDBITE OF BELLS RINGING The third bell. SOUNDBITE OF BELLS RINGING LEWIN: The Verdin Singing Tower Carillon is a two-foot-square box with chips...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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Bells Are Ringing, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 4/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...a cord attached to the bell itself, the bells in the Russian system are...unlike that of Western bells. Many Russian bell ringers also heavily rely...Novgorod and claiming its bells as spoils of war. Although bell-making was considerably...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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BELLS PEAL MEMORIES TO CHURCH NEIGHBORS.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 7/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...had fallen from a bell. "We have to preserve these bells," he said...years later. The bell tower openings were...to allow for the bells to be heard throughout...the Heart of Jesus Bell, in keeping with...The Sacred Heart bells used to ring out...
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Bell signs unprecedented media and mobile content agreement with Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium; Bell customers will benefit from 4,500 hours of 2010 Winter Games programming on Bell Mobility and Bell TV in HD.
M2 Presswire; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-18 November 2009-Bell Canada Enterprises: Bell signs unprecedented media and mobile content agreement with Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium; Bell customers will benefit from 4,500 hours of 2010 Winter...
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Bell Labs
Book article from: Computer Sciences
...dramatic effect on Bell Labs. Since Bell Labs (and WECo) remained with...new R&D company called Bell Communications Research (Bellcore...created for the seven new "Baby Bells" (Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Nynex...
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Bell
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Bell Background Since prehistoric times bells have been used to...time. The sound of a bell can express great...signal mourning. Bells have also been rung...metal striker as the bell swings back and forth. Asian bells are non-swinging...
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Bell-Bottoms
Book article from: Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
...manufacturers did not sell bell-bottoms. Those who could...jeans into fashionable bells by cutting the outside...begun to market trendy bell-bottoms made out of a...were nicknamed "elephant bells." Bell-bottoms, both wide and...
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Bell, Robert Mack 1943–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Robert Mack Bell 1943– Judge At a Glance … Sources Robert Mack Bell is the first African American to head Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. Bell also is one of Maryland’s most experienced...
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Bell, James “Cool Papa” 1901–1991
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...James “Cool Papa” Bell 1901–1991 Professional baseball...James “Cool Papa” Bell played centerfield and batted lead off...Homestead Grays in the 1940s. What most set Bell apart from the rest of the players of his...
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