Bell

beL, n. a hollow ve el of metal with a tongue or dapper inside, which rings when moved: anything bell-shaped.— Bear the bell, to be first or superior, in allusion to the bell-wether of a flock, or to the leading horse of a team wearmg bells on his collar. [A.S. bell a, a bell bell an, to sound loudly.] Belladonna, bel-a-don a, n. the plant Deadly Nightshade, used in small doses as a medicine. [It bell a-donna, fair lady, from its use as a cosmetic.]