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Meaning of "bell pull" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELL PULL

bell pull play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELL PULL

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Bell pull is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BELL PULL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bell pull

Bell pull

A bell pull is a woven textile, pull cord, handle, knob, or other object that connects with a bell or bell wire, and which rings a bell when pulled. Bell pulls are used to summon workers in homes of people who have butlers, maids or other servants, and often have a tassel at the bottom. The bell pull is one element of a complex interior mechanical network which typically in Victorian times involved a range of bell pulls in different rooms; moreover, these bell connections link to a central bank of bells in a room where servants would await commands.

Definition of bell pull in the English dictionary

The definition of bell pull in the dictionary is a handle, rope, or cord pulled to operate a doorbell or servant's bell.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELL PULL

bell bronze
bell buoy
bell captain
bell crank
bell glass
bell heather
bell jar
bell magpie
bell metal
bell moth
bell pepper
bell punch
bell push
bell rope
bell sheep
bell tent
bell the cat
bell tower
bell-bottomed
bell-bottomed trousers

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELL PULL

bellpull
bull
dull
full
gravitational pull
gull
hull
in full
leg-pull
lull
mull
null
outpull
pull
push-pull
ring-pull
seagull
skull
the Bull
to the full

Synonyms and antonyms of bell pull in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bell pull» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELL PULL

Find out the translation of bell pull to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bell pull from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bell pull» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉铃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campanilla
570 millions of speakers

English

bell pull
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेल पुल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرس سحب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колокол тянуть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sino tração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘণ্টা টানুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poignée de sonnette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarikan loceng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glocke ziehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベルプル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨 풀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lonceng tarik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuông kéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெல் இழுக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घंटा पुल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çan ipi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

campana di tiro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odciągnąć dzwon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзвін тягнути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clopot de tragere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμπάνα pull
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bell trek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bell pull
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bell pull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bell pull

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELL PULL»

The term «bell pull» is normally little used and occupies the 121.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELL PULL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bell pull

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELL PULL»

Discover the use of bell pull in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bell pull and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sam Hawkins Cross Stitch Seasons
Wishing Well Bell-pu This pretty design of a wishing well is small enough to be made into a greetings card, but when each stitch is worked over two threads of Lincoln fabric it can also be made into a decorative bell-pull Floral Tie-back Brighten ...
Sam Hawkins, 2005
2
Cross Stitch Art Nouveau
To make up the lily-of-the-valley bell pull on page 73 you will need iron-on interfacing, sewing thread to match the fabric, bell pull ends (see Suppliers) and a length of ribbon or cord. 1 Press the finished embroidery. Cut a piece of iron-on  ...
Barbara Hammet, 2008
3
Elegant Ribbonwork: 24 Heirloom Projects for Special Occasions
Make the fabric bell pull base. Fuse interfacing to the back of the silk fabric to stabilize fabric. 2. Sew the lace to the front of the silk fabric. 3. Fuse webbing to the back of the jacquard ribbon, and iron the ribbon to center of the lace/silk fabric .
Helen Gibb, 2006
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New Cross Stitcher's Bible
A bell pull is another useful way of displaying cross stitch. You could use one of the designs charted in the Chart Library or design one of your own. A simple rectangular shape is the easiest to make up but you could make one with a pointed ...
Jane Greenoff, 2007
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Old-House Journal
Sometimes the wires were attached to a cloth bell-pull hanging from the ceiling still a familiar decorative item. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECONSTRUCT the mechanical bell systems if parts are missing or if the wires are broken or dropped back into ...
6
Bell Watching
With this ingenious idea, the tug on the bell-pull is transmitted under the floor, through walls, and up and down stairs, to the bell mounting board. It was a wonderful system. Once fitted, it never gave any trouble, being independent of a power ...
Edmund W. Jupp, 2003
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Haunting Miss Trentwood
“The bell pull, miss.” Mary swallowed. Her mother had embroidered that bell pull; it was the last thing she had completed before her death. “I see that, I was wondering what it was doing in your hand.” “It seems to have fallen apart, miss.
Belinda Kroll, 2010
8
Contemporary Candlewick Embroidery: 25 Home Decor Accents ...
Materials 1⁄2 yd. rose floral print fabric 1⁄4 yd. cream-colored fabric Pearl cotton balls*, size 8: China Red #304, Dark Raspberry Rose #309, Dark Rose #335 7" brass bell pull hardware* Embroidery needle Miscellaneous items: sewing ...
Denise Giles, 2011
9
Popular Science
Boat Bell-Pull on Upper Floor Controls Furnace Draft INNUMERABLE devices have been con- *- trived for turning on the furnace without the inconvenience of making a cold trip down to the cellar in the early hours of the morning, but many of ...
10
A dictionary of arts, manufactures, and mines: containing a ...
MANIFOLD BELL-PULL. (Exhibition.) 45 Bryden and Sons, Rose Street, Edinburgh, Inventors and Manufacturers. — A manifold bell-pull constructed upon an entirely new plan, by which one pull is made to ring bells in any number of rooms.
Andrew Ure, Robert Hunt, 1853

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELL PULL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bell pull is used in the context of the following news items.
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COLUMN: Coffee with Candy
On the first day of school, she tugged the bell pull and rang in the new year creating an endearing tradition. God speed, Candy. © 2015 The ... «Belgrade News, Jun 15»
2
WWE NXT recap, reactions, video highlights from June 17, 2015 …
Their post-bell pull-apart reaches epic status when the champ decks a couple of security personnel before we fade to black. Reactions: They've ... «Cageside Seats, Jun 15»
3
Sean Bell All-Stars Dethrone 2GZ in iS8 Chip
... half it was Davon Dillard and Desure Buie who took over to help Sean Bell pull away and grab the iS8 title with a 89-74 victory in Queens. «Scarlet Nation, May 15»
4
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lollipop update rolling out
I think this one fixes the performance problems that made bell pull off the update. Coz I got it when the update came back to Canadians. «MobileSyrup.com, Mar 15»
5
Chinese Tourists Behaving Badly In Thailand: Police Hunting Bell …
... video he was seen kicking the bell pull. The man was heard in the video telling a woman to “take another [photograph]” in Mandarin Chinese. «International Business Times, Feb 15»
6
The hills are alive: 50th Anniversary of The Sound Of Music
The bell pull that summons the nuns to worship was installed by the film-makers and didn't actually work, but the Benedictine sisters liked it so ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
7
Liberty Bell boys edge Omak
“We came out a little flat the third quarter where we let Liberty Bell pull away from us. We bounced back and put up some good shots and ... «Omak Okanogan County Chronicle, Feb 15»
8
Do Not Disturb: The Sexiest Hotels in the World
“But you want the knowledge that service is just a phone call or bell pull away if you need your champagne topped up.” It certainly doesn't hurt ... «Yahoo Travel, Jan 15»
9
In New Jersey, an Uphill Race for Senate Resets the Gold Standard
Could Jeff Bell pull it off? Dwokin, the political science professor, observes: Bell has always been ahead of the curve. He ran as a Reagan ... «Daily Signal, Oct 14»
10
io9 Newsstand: Best Stories of the Week for October 20 - 25
Putting aside the telescope, she reached for the bell pull. I'm mostly here for the gender reversal aspect—instead of some creepy guy finding a mermaid or ... «io9, Oct 14»

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