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PRONUNCIATION OF BELLFOUNDER

bellfounder  [ˈbɛlˌfaʊndə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLFOUNDER

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Bellfounder is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BELLFOUNDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bellfounder

Bellfounding

Bellfounding is the casting of bells in a foundry for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings. The process in East Asia dates to about 2000 BC and in Europe dates to the 4th or 5th century. In early times, when a town produced a bell it was a momentous occasion in which the whole community would participate. Archaeological excavations of churchyards in Britain have revealed furnaces, which suggests that bells were often cast on site in pits dug in the building grounds. In some instances bells were cast directly in the church. Before the nineteenth century, bellfounders tended to be itinerant, travelling from church to church to cast bells on site. More centralized foundries were established on foundation of railways. There are however examples of foundries producing bells prior to this, such as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and John Taylor & Co of Loughborough. Bells intended to be rung are usually made by casting bell metal of a size appropriate for the pitch the bell is intended to produce.

Definition of bellfounder in the English dictionary

The definition of bellfounder in the dictionary is a foundry worker who casts bells.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELLFOUNDER


backgrounder
ˈbækˌɡraʊndə
bounder
ˈbaʊndə
brassfounder
ˈbrɑːsˌfaʊndə
cofounder
ˌkəʊˈfaʊndə
compounder
kəmˈpaʊndə
confounder
kənˈfaʊndə
dumbfounder
dʌmˈfaʊndə
dumfounder
dʌmˈfaʊndə
expounder
ɪkˈspaʊndə
flounder
ˈflaʊndə
founder
ˈfaʊndə
grounder
ˈɡraʊndə
impounder
ɪmˈpaʊndə
propounder
prəˈpaʊndə
quarter-pounder
ˌkwɔːtəˈpaʊndə
rebounder
ˈriːbaʊndə
refounder
riːˈfaʊndə
rounder
ˈraʊndə
sounder
ˈsaʊndə
undergrounder
ˈʌndəˌɡraʊndə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELLFOUNDER

belles-lettres
belleter
belletrism
belletrist
belletristic
belletristical
bellflower
bellfoundry
bellhanger
bellhop
bellibone
bellicose
bellicosely
bellicosity
bellied
bellies
belligerati
belligerence

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELLFOUNDER

Alexander
all-rounder
asunder
blood-and-thunder
blunder
chunder
down under
echo sounder
funder
go under
hereunder
launder
over-under
plunder
pull the rug out from under
sit under
sunder
thereunder
thunder
under
wounder

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLFOUNDER» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLFOUNDER»

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The Craft of the Bellfounder
Definitive history and description of the craft, from prehistoric China to the present day.
George Philip Elphick, Elphick Richard, 1988
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Wallace's American Trotting Register ...
Bellfounder (Trempse's), br. h., foaled about 1833; got by imp. Bell- founder; dam a large grey mare, said to be of Messenger blood. Bred by John Trempse, of Orange Co. ; sold, when young, to Jacob Lat- tourrett; went blind; was taken to Pa ., ...
John Hankins Wallace, 1871
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Hertfordshire Bellfounders
1581-2 It' to the Bellfounder for arnest for casting the Bell iiijrf. It' drynke for the Belfounder iijd. Payd to the Bellfounder for Casting of the Bell iiij //. vs. [This was probably a bell weighing about 8 y2 cwt] 1588 Payd to the Bellfounder for earnest  ...
Joyce Dodds, 2003
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Essex Boys
It was now thatthe 'bellfounder' came into his own,one ofthe most important foundries ofthis time being that of Myles, or Miles Graye at Colchester. 'Miles Graye made me' was arecurring inscription on thechurch bells ofthe eastern counties ...
Karen Bowman, 2013
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Highways and Byways in Sussex
JOHN. WAYLETT,. BELLFOUNDER. Withyham hasthree ofthebellsofJohn Waylett,an itinerant bellfounder at thebeginningof the eighteenth century. His method was to call on the vicar and ask if anything werewanted; andif a bellwas cracked, ...
‎1950
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Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages
1 3 50.59 The Bellfounder's window derives its name from the panels depicting the casting and tuning of bells. Windows illustrating the trade or profession of the donor are encountered more frequently in Continental glass than in England, ...
Richard Marks, 2006
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All Things Medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World ...
When the clay had dried, the bellfounder needed a very large oven to bake it. The wax melted and ran out holes that had been left in the bottom of the mold. When the clay mold was baked, the laborers dug a pit large enough to hold the bell ...
Ruth A Johnston, 2011
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Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England and France
... yet I have never heard of hisusing it asa badge, thoughthe last Plantagenet, Richard II.,did so. The Bellfounder's window. The next window to this is the famous "Bellfounder's Window," given by Richard Tunnoc, bellfounder of York. In the.
Hugh Arnold, 1925
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The history and antiquities of the conventual church of ...
It was jocosely said at the time that Tod's halfpence were made of Bell metal. t I subjoin a few extracts from the Parish Accompts which will shew the proceedings that were adopted on this singular occasion. 1665 Given to the bellfounder in ...
George Oliver, 1829
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A New Family Encyclopedia; Or, Compendium of Universal ...
BELLFOUNDER. BELLFOUNDER. This celebrated horse is a bright bay, with black legs, standing 15 hands high ; his superior blood, symmetry and action excel those of every other trotting stallion. He is allowed by the best judges in Norfolk ...
Charles Augustus Goodrich, 1831

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLFOUNDER»

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Ding-dong year for Bell Foundry
Alan Hughes, master bellfounder, and Kathyn Hughes, are the husband-and-wife directors of Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Britain's oldest ... «Financial Times, Dec 12»
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Video: New plaque unveiled on footpath in honour of Henry Penn
“He was the greatest bellfounder in Northamptonshire at the time.” The plaque was sponsored by Fotheringhay Bellringers because it is ... «Peterborough Evening Telegraph, May 12»

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