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CAMPANA
bell, bell shape, campana
(noun) the shape of a bell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
campana (plural campanas)
A church bell, particularly a large bell used in medieval church steeples or towers.
A bell-shaped vase.
(obsolete, botany) A bell-shaped flower, particularly the pasque flower.
(obsolete, architecture) The body of a capital of the Corinthian order.
(obsolete, architecture) A drop of a Doric architrave.
Source: Wiktionary
Cam*pa"na, n. Etym: [LL. campana bell. Cf. Campanle.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A church bell.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The pasque flower. Drayton.
3. (Doric Arch.)
Definition: Same as Gutta.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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