cant. Only in to pluck the ribbon: to use the bell pull at an inn. Obsolete. rare.
单词 | θ191771 |
释义 | society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > bell rung by cord > bell-pull (4) to pluck the ribbon1699 cant. Only in to pluck the ribbon: to use the bell pull at an inn. Obsolete. rare. string1748 A line for binding or attaching anything; normally one composed of twisted threads of spun vegetable fibre. A bell-pull (? obsolete); a check-string. bell-pull1825 a cord or handle attached to a bell-wire, by pulling which the bell is rung. Subcategories:— wire by which bell-pull is attached (1) |
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