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- noun Plural form of
carillon .
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Examples
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AFTER lunch, he worked for a few bells more, marking time by the distant echo of the carillons that sounded faintly over the roofs of the City, for the nearest bell tower was several streets away, and had not paid its bell tax in some time.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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However, you are probably aware that churches and cathedrals have, and use carillons?
Oxford Must Reject Islamic Call To Prayer – Update « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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They began to sing in a strange unfamiliar tongue, swaying gently as they did, their voices rising in a high sweet chorus that vibrated through Kellen's body like the carillons of Armethalieh.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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However, you are probably aware that churches and cathedrals have, and use carillons?
Oxford Must Reject Islamic Call To Prayer – Update « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Toronto also marked the anniversary by featuring a coordinated 54-bell concert performed on carillons throughout the city, that was dramatically accompanied by candlelight.
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Somehow "chinkling" reminds me of dirty metal (which is what coins are made of but maybe not carillons.)
At Swim, One Ambassador Sharon Bakar 2005
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Herman Apple, ses carillons et ses percussions - J'ai vu maman embrasser le Père Noël
Strange Christmas Sounds at radio Zwolle splogman 2006
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AFTER lunch, he worked for a few bells more, marking time by the distant echo of the carillons that sounded faintly over the roofs of the City, for the nearest bell tower was several streets away, and had not paid its bell tax in some time.
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They began to sing in a strange unfamiliar tongue, swaying gently as they did, their voices rising in a high sweet chorus that vibrated through Kellen's body like the carillons of Armethalieh.
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Painful carillons sparked down the tunnel as the entire wall shattered under the blow.
HOTHOUSE Aldiss, Brian 1962
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