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Brewer's: Bell-wavering
Vacillating, swaying from side to side like a bell. A man whose mind jangles out of tune from delirium, drunkenness, or temporary insanity, is said to have his wits gone bell-wavering. “I…Brewer's: Pardon Bell
The Angelus bell. So called because of the indulgence once given for reciting certain prayers forming the angelus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Passing Bell
(The). It now means the bell tolled to announce the death of one who has died in the parish; but originally it meant the bell which announced that the person was in extremis, or passing…Brewer's: Gall's Bell
(St.). A four-sided bell, which was certainly in existence in the seventh century, and is still shown in the monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Dumb-bells
In New College, Oxford, there still is an apparatus for developing the muscles similar to that which sets church-bells in motion. It consists of a fly-wheel with a weight attached, and the…Wedding Bell Blues
Director: Dana LustigWriter: Annette Goliti GutierrezDirector of Photography:Kent WakefordEditor:Caroline RossMusic:Paul Christian Gordon and Tal BergmanProduction Designer:Shay…Bell and Watson's Recall
The Question: What were the first U.S. cities linked by a transcontinental phone line? The Answer: On Jan. 25, 1915, the first official…Albert Belle Biography
Albert BelleBorn: August 25, 1966Baseball OF tremendous hitter and stupendous troublemaker; in strike-shortened 1995 season, became first player in major league history to hit 50 homers and…Gertrude Belle Elion
Gertrude Belle Elion Born: 1918Birthplace: New York City 6-MercaptopurineâElion synthesized the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine. Her other developments were drugs used to block organ…glockenspiel
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Glockenspiel glockenspielglockenspielglŏkˈənspēl [key] [Ger.,=bell-play], percussion instrument. The medieval glockenspiel was a sort of miniature carillon (see bell),…Trending
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