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belled

/bɛld/

belled adjective: having a bell attached. Also the simple past and past participle of bell.

belled: having a bell attached
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Adjective

belled (not comparable)

  1. Having a bell attached.
    • He rode back around the common, mustering every mob of horses except those which contained belled stock.1945, Tom Ronan, Strangers on the Ophir, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 125
  2. Having bells (especially around the neck of an animal).
    • Or, three falcons close proper, belled gules, a mullet for difference.1910, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour, page 539
  3. Having a thicker hollow end, for example to allow pipes to plug into each other.
    • A pipe with one belled and one plain end.

Also used as

belled is also the simple past and past participle of bell.

Words formed from belled

Phrases with belled

Words that rhyme with belled

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Questions about belled

What does belled mean?
Belled means having a bell attached.
What part of speech is belled?
Belled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce belled?
Belled is pronounced /bɛld/.

Words near belled in the dictionary

  1. belle-lettre
  2. belle-lettrist
  3. belle-lettrists
  4. Belleau
  5. Belleaus
  6. belled
  7. belled buzzard
  8. belled buzzards
  9. belled out
  10. belled the cat
  11. belled up

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