 An expression taken from bell-ringing; it is now contracted to clam, and in that form is common among ringers. The bells are said to be clammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general crash or clam,...  Shakespeare-lexicon: A-L - 205. lappuseautors: Alexander Schmidt - 1902 - 1484 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 460 lapas
...malt; still a noted gossiping place. 36 An expression taken from bell-ringing ; now contracted to clam. The bells are said to be clammed, when, after a course...they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this clam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 458 lapas
...malt; still a noted gossiping place. 38 An expression taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to clam. The bells are said to be clammed, when, after a course...they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this clam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 464 lapas
...36 An expression taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to flam. The bells are said to be dammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this clam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 572 lapas
...stomacher. 4 An expression taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to clam. The bells are said to be dammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this dam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 568 lapas
...ruffles. * An expression taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to clam. The bells are said to be dammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this clam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1848 - 574 lapas
...ruffles. 4 An expression taken from hell-ringing; now contracted to dam. The bells are said to be dammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this dam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 576 lapas
...ruffles. 4 An expression taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to dam. The bells are said to be dammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this dam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 590 lapas
...4 An expression- taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to clam. The bells are said to be dammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this dam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 606 lapas
...* An expression taken from bell-ringing; now contracted to clam. The bells are said to be elammed, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general clash or clam, by which the peal is concluded. As this clam is succeeded by a silence, it exactly suits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 622 lapas
...charm in the text before us was not likely to be mistaken for clamour. Nares says the " expression is taken from bell-ringing; it is now contracted to clam,...is common among ringers. The bells are said to be clam'd, when, after a course of rounds or changes, they are all pulled off at once, and give a general... | |
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