silver bell

Small ringing ornament

Silver bell refers to a small bell made of or resembling silver, producing a clear, high-pitched ringing tone.

The phrase appears most often in the plural, evoking festive or whimsical imagery: Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city.

A silver bell tree is a North American shrub with bell-shaped white flowers.

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ornament · sleigh · frost · winter · ringing · melody · delicate · Christmas carol · shiny · metallic · peal · tinkle · wind chime · holly · festive · holiday cheer · gleaming · clear

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sound quality

silver bellgong

Struck metal disc

bass drum · boom · thunder · tam-tam · death knell

aesthetic connotation

silver belldeath knell

Omen of ending

funeral bell · tolling bell · passing bell · alarm bell · warning siren

Family

silver, bell, silvery, silvered, silvering, silvers, bells, belled, bellflower

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G