bell-mouthed

bell-mouthed adjective: expanding at the mouth or opening; flared.

Adjective

bell-mouthed (not comparable)

Expanding at the mouth or opening; flared.
- a bell-mouthed gun
- His bell-mouth'd goblet makes me feel quite Danish
  Or Dutch with thirst1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII)

He perceived it to be a drawing, by some first-rate artist, of the bell-mouthed flower Calycanthus, extremely rich and elaborate, and truly worthy of its imperial destination.1829, John Francis Davis, The Fortunate Union, page 143:
Brake linings on a bell-mouthed brake drum will make contact only on the inner surface of the drum.1986, Department of the Army, Operrator's Organizational, Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Manual For Truck, Firefightng, Dry...
On a table stood a full carafe — one of those bell-mouthed Italian carafes, flanked by a black bottle.2009, Louis Begley, Anka Muhlstein, Venice for Lovers:

What does bell-mouthed mean?: Bell-mouthed means expanding at the mouth or opening; flared.
How do you use bell-mouthed in a sentence?: He perceived it to be a drawing, by some first-rate artist, of the bell-mouthed flower Calycanthus, extremely rich and elaborate, and truly worthy of its imperial destination.
What part of speech is bell-mouthed?: Bell-mouthed is an adjective.

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