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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A bell rung to alert people that it is time to get dressed, especially for dinner..
The sound of the dressing-bell dispersed the party. It was not till after dinner that I saw him again: he then seemed quite at his ease.
The evening came, and the dressing-bell for dinner rang, before Mr. Franklin returned from Frizinghall.
All turned to with more ardor than skill, and in a very few moments the conglomeration upon the floor had vanished. How it fared with Ruth and Edith when it came time to dress has never been disclosed. However, the room restored to outward order, twelve girls set to work to fashion caps and masks, and, as the last one was completed, the dressing-bell rang and all scattered to prepare for dinner.
Use dressing-bell when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dressing-bell means A bell rung to alert people that it is time to get dressed, especially for dinner..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The sound of the dressing-bell dispersed the party. It was not till after dinner that I saw him again: he then seemed quite at his ease.
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