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bellfounding

bellfounding noun: the process of casting bells from metal.

Noun

bellfounding (uncountable)

  1. The process of casting bells from metal.
    • Indeed there is every reason for believing that at the Norman Conquest the art of bellfounding was well understood, and carried to great perfection in this country: the law of Curfew could not have been carried into effect if bells had not then been in general use.1878, Thomas North, The Church Bells of Northamptonshire: Their Inscriptions, Traditions, and Peculiar Uses

Origin of bellfounding

From bell + founding.

Questions about bellfounding

What does bellfounding mean?
Bellfounding means the process of casting bells from metal.
What part of speech is bellfounding?
Bellfounding is a noun.

Words near bellfounding in the dictionary

  1. Bellfield
  2. bellflower
  3. bellflowers
  4. bellfounder
  5. bellfounders
  6. bellfounding
  7. bellfrog
  8. bellfrogs
  9. bellgirl
  10. bellgirls
  11. bellhanger

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