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Definition: THE LIBERTY BELL |
THE LIBERTY BELL1. The famous bell of the Philadelphia State House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words ``Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants thereof.'' 2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved. 3. Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower. ``In a cowslip's bell I lie.'' --Shak. 4. (Arch.) That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital. 5. pl. (Naut.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated. Note: On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after it has struck ``eight bells'' it is struck once, and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes is increased by one, till at the end of the four hours, which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times. |
Crosswords: THE LIBERTY BELL |
| Specialty definitions using "THE LIBERTY BELL": PENN. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The liberty bell back in its birth-place again now that it has proclaimed liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof, it is perfectly at home.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-e-e-e-h-i-l-l-l-r-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: belittler, brittlely. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 48 45 4C 49 42 45 52 54 59 42 45 4C 4C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01001100 01001001 01000010 01000101 01010010 01010100 01011001 00100000 01000010 01000101 01001100 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T H E   L I B E R T Y   B E L L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0048 0045 004C 0049 0042 0045 0052 0054 0059 0042 0045 004C 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544239246433639525459236394646 |
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