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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