Jun 15, 2016 · "Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII (1623). But in Donne's poem, the line is any man's death …

Mar 14, 2012 · For example, he struck a bell when the dogs were fed. If the bell was sounded in close association with their meal, the dogs learnt to associate the sound of the bell with food. After a while, …

Sep 11, 2011 · If you wanted to describe the sound of a small brass bell that you can hold in your hand (this is an example image of what I mean - what word would you use? Brrring? Bling?

Aug 24, 2016 · A person working in an Indian supermarket was shocked when I told her it's called Bell Pepper in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. I had to pull out Wikipedia to convince her it was true. …

Apr 13, 2017 · The sound of Big Ben over the radio was traditionally rendered "Bong" (and sometimes referred to as the bongs, though I wouldn't recommend that in a normal context). Church bells are …

Sep 5, 2013 · A bicycle bell is a percussive signaling instrument mounted on a bicycle for warning pedestrians and other cyclists. Wikipedia says that a bicycle bell produces a "ding-ding" sound, and …

Jul 2, 2023 · Oxford Languages gives two senses for ' [be] saved by the bell: ' escape from a difficult situation narrowly or by an unexpected intervention.' 'or' should of course be 'and/or'.

Oct 30, 2013 · The Online Etymology Dictionary states that Latin piper is the source of the English word (as well as “German Pfeffer, Italian pepe, French poivre, Old Church Slavonic pipru, Lithuanian …

Jun 1, 2024 · The usage of “lint” in computing is derived by analogy from the more common and traditional usage of lint referring to clothing, as suggested below: Stephen C. Johnson, a computer …

May 28, 2017 · 1 A bell or a metal bar or tube, typically one of a set tuned to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck. 1.1 A melodious ringing sound produced by striking a set of chimes. ‘I …