- wind chime
- noun Date: 1927 a cluster of small often sculptured pieces (as of metal or glass) suspended so as to chime when blown by the wind — usually used in plural
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Wind chime — Wind chimes or Aeolian chimes are often hollow or solid metal, glass, or wooden tubes which are usually hung outside of a building and are intended to be played by the wind, which causes the chimes to strike each other or metal, wood, or rubber… … Wikipedia
wind chime — noun a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle • Syn: ↑wind bell • Hypernyms: ↑decoration, ↑ornament, ↑ornamentation * * * noun, pl ⋯ chimes [count] : a… … Useful english dictionary
wind chime — noun (C) long thin pieces of metal or glass hanging together in a group that make musical sounds when the wind blows … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wind-bell — /wind bel /, n. 1. a bell sounded by the action of the wind. 2. See wind chimes. [1920 25] * * * also called wind chime a bell or a cluster of resonating pieces that are moved and sounded by the wind. The wind bell has three basic forms … Universalium
Chime — Contents 1 Musical instrument or tone 2 Popular culture 3 Other 4 … Wikipedia
Chime (bell instrument) — A carillon like instrument with fewer than 23 bells is called a chime. American chimes usually have one to one and a half diatonic octaves. Many chimes play an automated piece of music. Prior to 1900, chime bells typically lacked dynamic… … Wikipedia
wind bell — noun a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle • Syn: ↑wind chime • Hypernyms: ↑decoration, ↑ornament, ↑ornamentation * * * wind bell «wihnd», a bell or bell… … Useful english dictionary
wind-bell — noun Date: 1897 1. wind chime usually used in plural 2. a bell that is light enough to be moved and sounded by the wind … New Collegiate Dictionary
wind chimes — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ pieces of glass, metal rods, or similar items, suspended from a frame and typically hung near a door or window so as to chime in the draught … English terms dictionary
chime — [[t]tʃa͟ɪm[/t]] chimes, chiming, chimed 1) VERB When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds. He heard the front doorbell chime. [V n] ...as the Guildhall clock chimed three o clock. [V ing] ...a mahogany chiming clock. 2) N COUNT A… … English dictionary
