Set of chimed bells

  • 1chime — I. n. 1. Consonance, harmony, correspondence of sound. 2. Set of chimed bells, chime of bells. 3. Ringing of the chimes or of a chime. II. v. n. Harmonize, accord, sound in harmony …

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  • 2Change ringing — Triples redirects here. For other uses, see Triple (disambiguation). Bell ringing practice in Stoke Gabriel parish church, Devon, England Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called… …

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  • 3chime — chime1 chimer, n. /chuym/, n., v., chimed, chiming. n. 1. an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence. 2. Often, chimes. a. a set of bells or of… …

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  • 4Big Ben — For other uses, see Big Ben (disambiguation). Big Ben is i …

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  • 5chime — I [[t]tʃaɪm[/t]] n. v. chimed, chim•ing 1) an apparatus for striking one or more bells, as a doorbell at the front door of a house 2) mad Often, chimes a) a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck …

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  • 6chime — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chimbe, from Old English cimb ; akin to Middle Dutch kimme edge of a cask Date: 14th century the edge or rim of a cask or drum II. verb (chimed; chiming) Date: 14th century intransitive verb …

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  • 7chime — I. /tʃaɪm / (say chuym) noun 1. a device for striking a bell or bells so as to produce a musical sound: a door chime; the chimes of Big Ben. 2. a set of vertical metal tubes struck with a hammer, as used in the modern orchestra. 3. the sound… …

  • 8chime — I UK [tʃaɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chime : present tense I/you/we/they chime he/she/it chimes present participle chiming past tense chimed past participle chimed to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells… …

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  • 9St. Nicholas' Church, West Itchenor — St. Nicholas Church, West Itchenor …

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  • 10chime — chime1 [chīm] n. [ME chimbe, cimble < OFr < L cymbalum, CYMBAL] 1. a contrivance for striking a bell or set of bells 2. [usually pl.] a) a set of bells tuned to a musical scale b) a similar set of metal tubes, hung vertically and struck… …

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