单词 | funeral toll |
释义 | > as lemmasfuneral toll funeral toll n. the tolling of a bell in memory of someone who has died; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 191 The funeral-toll, announces solemnly The service of the tomb. 1910 Times 9 May 9/1 This morning..all the bells in the diocese will ring a funeral toll, and on the day of the funeral a great religious ceremony will take place in the Cathedral. 2013 D. Smith Red Winter 224 In the church tower, the bell began to ring. Slow and baleful, it was more like a funeral toll than a warning. < as lemmas |
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