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Bells
42. Bells campanarian Rare. concerned with bells or the manufacture of bells. campanile a tower for peals of bells or a carillon, usually freestanding. Also called campanario. campanist one who plays a campanile or carillon; a carilloneur. campanology the science or art of bell... Read more |
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The Bell Jar
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Cool Papa Bell
James "Cool Papa" Bell 1903-1991 American baseball player Negro league baseball lore is full of colorful tales, several of which revolve around the exploits of speedster James "Cool Papa" Bell. Teammate Satchel Paige once claimed that Bell was so fast that he could switch the light in their... Read more |
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Bell-Bottoms
Bell-Bottoms Bell-bottoms, pants with legs that become wider below the knee, were an extremely popular fashion during the 1960s and 1970s. The belled or flared legs on bell-bottom pants were originally a functional design, worn by those who worked on boats since the seventeenth century. The large... Read more |
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Liberty Bell
Liberty Bell historic relic in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia. First hung in Independence Hall in 1753, it bore the inscription, "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof" (Lev. 25.10); thus it was fitting that the bell was rung in July,... Read more |
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Bell
bell1 hollow cup-shaped metal body producing a resonant musical sound when struck. OE. belle = MLG., MDu. belle (Du. bel); perh. rel. to BELL2.... Read more |
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Patti LaBelle
LaBelle, Patti Singer In her long career, Patti LaBelle went from singing gospel to leading the wild funk group, LaBelle, whose biggest hit, "Lady Marmalade," is told from the point of view of a prostitute. Along the way LaBelle was a balladeer and a straight-soul queen like Aretha Franklin or... Read more |
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Albert Belle
Albert Belle 1966— Professional baseball player At a Glance… A Hero for Cleveland Indians’ Rising Star Stardom and Controversy Sources One of the most feared hitters in the American League, outfielder Albert Belle has spent his entire career to date with the Cleveland Indians.... Read more |
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Telephone Booth
Telephone Booth Background Although Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the invention of the telephone, the "telephon" (made from a hollowed out beer barrel, a sausage skin, and a knitting needle) was an original prototype being researched in 1860 by Philipp Reis. The... Read more |
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curfew
curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. The curfew has most recently... Read more |
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RING OUT, WILD BELLS!(Washington Weekend)
...blessed. Tower bells ring from the Old Post...These huge tower bells aren't rung electronically...Tarzan-like from bell to bell. They...change ringers" - bell-ringing experts...memorized dozens of bell ... |
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Ring out, wild bells
...2003 Headline: Ring out, wild bellsByline: HILARY...chairs. But it turns out that laying thin metal...The sound of the bells works on the body...soul, the Tibetan bell treatment helps clean...that's inside comes ... |
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minnesota wild vs. colorado avalanche; FACEOFF PLAYOFFS; HE'S READY; RING THE...
...has your life changed?" The Wild's Brent Burns digested the...into a bona fide stud on the Wild blue line. Burns -- the shaggy...optimism in the Twin Cities as the Wild opens the postseason tonight...goal, maybe I can help the team out. Maybe I can do ... |
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After 61 years, bell rings
...VERSIONRussell Arndt rings the former Wilder School Bell on his farm outside...THE POST-TRIBUNE)Wilder School may have tolled...once stood.A former Wilder School teacher, former...rubble. After digging out the ... |
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Cathedral bells greet the new year; Ringers follow ancient English...
...WASHINGTON TIME Ring out, wild bells, to the wild...dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and...Ringing Society will ring in the old and the...Society. ... |
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COLUMN: Take time to 'Ring out the old, ring in the new'
...WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow.The...going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the...sang four stanzas of ... |
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MILLENNIUM PEAL: THE VERY WORD IS LIKE A BELL
...old church tower, whose bells, the poor man's music...the very word is like a bell To toll me back from thee...by John Keats (1820) "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The...dying in the night; ... |
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RING IN THE NOBLER MODES.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
...moment with the poem "In Memoriam": Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud...year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. ... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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Ring out: ; Another fresh start
...change and new beginnings: *** "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky/ The flying cloud...year is dying in the night/ Ring out wild bells and let him die./ ... |
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Ring out: Farewell, 2005
...change and new beginnings: *** "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky / The flying cloud...year is dying in the night / Ring out wild bells and let him die. / ... |
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