bell-mouth

Thrice the bell-mouth of his gun described a shivering circle; tightly he squeezed his eyelids -- pressed the trigger.

Once Aboard the Lugger 1925

The expedition was, in fact, in the bell-mouth of Spencer's Gulf, and the next few days were to show whether the old surmise was true -- that Terra Australis was cloven in twain by a strait from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the southern ocean.

The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Ernest Scott 1903

There is a touching proof of Flinders 'tender regard for his men in the naming of a small group of islands to the west of the bell-mouth of

Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Ernest Scott 1903

The men appeared ready to make a break for liberty, but the bell-mouth of Mons Meg deterred them.

Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887

I saw a little table in the great mosaic school in Florence -- a little trifle of a centre table -- whose top was made of some sort of precious polished stone, and in the stone was inlaid the figure of a flute, with bell-mouth and a mazy complication of keys.

The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1872

I saw a little table in the great mosaic school in Florence -- a little trifle of a centre table -- whose top was made of some sort of precious polished stone, and in the stone was inlaid the figure of a flute, with bell-mouth and a mazy complication of keys.

The Innocents Abroad — Volume 03 Mark Twain 1872

"But, marching with the band, your size would not be noticed, especially as you would be carrying that great brass bass instrument with its huge bell-mouth."

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

The men who did not play stringed instruments, or such as were suitable for a ball-room, looked disappointed; and Sergeant Brumpton, as he sat with his huge instrument between his legs, looked down into its great brass bell-mouth and sighed.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

He looked round, twinkling, for a laugh to follow what he meant for a joke; and the obsequious bandsmen uttered a sniggering kind of concreted grin, followed instantly by a loud-toned sonorous _Phoomp_! from the huge bell-mouth of the contra-bass.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

The bell-mouth arquebuses could carry a large and heavy charge, but there was nothing like accuracy in their fire; and although a steady fire was kept up from the barricade, and many Spaniards fell; yet a larger number succeeded in making their way through the zone of fire, by taking advantage of the rocks and bushes; and these gathered, near the foot of the barricade.

Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Gordon Browne 1867