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dressing-bell

noun

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  1. A bell rung to alert people that it is time to get dressed, especially for dinner.

    • The sound of the dressing-bell dispersed the party. It was not till after dinner that I saw him again: he then seemed quite at his ease.
    • The evening came, and the dressing-bell for dinner rang, before Mr. Franklin returned from Frizinghall.

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