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Definition of passing bell in English: passing bellnoun historical A bell rung immediately after a death as a signal for prayers. Example sentencesExamples - Owen had come closer to the reality when he had asked ‘What passing bells for these who die as cattle?’
- The last of the book's generous number of historical illustrations has the timbre of a passing bell: a ‘Design for a Motor Garage and Chauffeur's Lodge’ from 1913.
- No passing bells here, though there are three churches within spitting distance.
- When biting the kerb in a Paris street, there is no recompense, no handfuls of clay with which to sign the mould for your own passing bell.
- She was awakened rudely by the ringing of the passing bell.
Definition of passing bell in US English: passing bellnounˈpasiNG bel historical A bell rung immediately after a death as a signal for prayers. Example sentencesExamples - She was awakened rudely by the ringing of the passing bell.
- The last of the book's generous number of historical illustrations has the timbre of a passing bell: a ‘Design for a Motor Garage and Chauffeur's Lodge’ from 1913.
- When biting the kerb in a Paris street, there is no recompense, no handfuls of clay with which to sign the mould for your own passing bell.
- No passing bells here, though there are three churches within spitting distance.
- Owen had come closer to the reality when he had asked ‘What passing bells for these who die as cattle?’
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