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bell button

noun

Definitions

  1. A small, round mechanical device which, when pressed, rings a bell to announce one's…

    A small, round mechanical device which, when pressed, rings a bell to announce one's presence or call a servant, assistant, etc.

    • He pressed the bell-button set in the frame of a door marked 611. The door was opened immediately by a diminutive girl […]
    • “[…] bring me some brandy.” “That’s the room-service, sir,” said the valet, giving the waiter’s bell-button a vicious push as he went out.

  2. A button in the form of a jingle bell, used as a fastener or decoration on a piece of…

    A button in the form of a jingle bell, used as a fastener or decoration on a piece of clothing.

    • I haven’t the advantage of being a girl with a brother and a baker’s dozen of beaux in bell buttons and gray.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA