Search the Dictionary

ant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.

Cannon, collectively; artillery. The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country. W. Irving.

The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.

bury ball (Bot.), a species of Campanula of several varietes, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. -- Canterbury gallop, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding, to Canterbury; a canter. -- Canterbury table, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury.…

ppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.

A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.

Joyful music, as of a song. I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow.

prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

ing object or part. (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage.

An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.

An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. Wilhelm.

Furnished with, protected by, or built like, a casemate. Campbell.

by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets.

a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under Accident. Casus belli, an event or combination of events which is a cause war, or may be alleged as a justification of war. -- Casus fortuitus, an accident against which due prudence could not have provided. See Act of God, under Act. -- Casus…

tines in mammals; the great omentum See Omentum. The caul serves for warming of the lower belly. Ray.

Allied to, or resembling, the genus Centriscus, of which the bellows fish is an example.

The cerebellum. Derham.

The red-bellied wood pecker (Melanerpes Carolinus).

Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing. Holder. Change of life, the period in the life of a woman when menstruation and the capacity for conception cease, usually occurring between forty-five and fifty years of age. -- Cha…

To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. Hannah More.