brass bell

collocation in English

meaningsofbrassandbell

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brass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/brɑːs/us
/bræs/
(of a musical instrument) made of metal and played ...
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bell
noun[C]
uk
/bel/us
/bel/
an electrical device that makes a ringing sound when you press ...
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(Definition ofbrassandbellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The church installed abrassbellin its steeple.
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The tower'sbrassbellcould reportedly be heard up to away.
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Two story pilasters decorated the front with a cupola on the roof encasing a largebrassbell.
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It has a curved tube and abrassbell, unusual for an oboe.
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The instrument has a wooden body with a conical bore, at the end of which is affixed abrassbell.
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The early use of cimbasso referred to an upright serpent of a narrower bore than the basson russe, usually made of wood with abrassbell.
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Out of the gentle chaos of human voices, brass bells and tin jingles, the evening's first drum slowly emerges, growing from soft, distant footsteps into an urgent, steady heartbeat.
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When the phone was subjected to mechanical shock the striker would hit the brass bells and a short ring would be heard.
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All the brass bells from all the "kyauksa gu" stupas were gone, 9 on each making it 6570 in total.
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Making his way to the nearby village, he traded items such as glass beads, brass bells, and cloth for fresh fish and venison.
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One or more brass bells are placed in the center of the altar to be rung at the beginning of rituals.
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In their hands they hold a balta or bauka - a stylized mace, and around the waist one or more big brass bells.
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