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Definition of Merry bells
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers.
Exact synonyms: Bellwort, Wild Oats
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Uvularia, Uvularia
Specialized synonyms: Cornflower, Strawflower, Uvularia Grandiflora
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Uvularia, Uvularia
Specialized synonyms: Cornflower, Strawflower, Uvularia Grandiflora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Merry Bells
Literary usage of Merry bells
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ballad of Babie Bell, and Other Poems by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1859)
"THE merry bells shall ring, Marguerite ; The little birds shall sing, Marguerite—
You smile, but you shall wear Orange blossoms in your hair, Marguerite ! ..."
2. Carols Old and Carols New for Use at Christmas and Other Seasons of the by Charles Lewis Hutchins (1916)
"HW Parker 326 Ring out, ye wild and merry bells (C) C. ... Sir J. Bamby Stille
Nacht I heilige Nacht 874 The merry bells for us they ring (C) HH Sutcliffe ..."
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