# belled

Pronunciation: US say "BELD" /bɛld/; UK

## Adjective

1. Fitted with a bell, usually so the wearer or object can be heard or located.
   - Simple: Fitted with a bell so it can make a ringing sound.
   - _The belled harness let the shepherd track each goat across the hillside._
   - _Morris dancers wore belled bands around their ankles that jingled with every step._
3. Fitted with bells, especially around the neck of an animal.
   - Simple: Wearing bells, often around an animal's neck.
   - _The belled cows filled the valley with a gentle clatter at dusk._
   - _A belled hawk perched on the falconer's glove, its tiny bells chiming._
4. Made with a wider, hollow end so that another pipe or part can fit into it.
   - Simple: Having one end made wider and hollow so another pipe fits inside.
   - _Each belled section accepts the spigot of the pipe below it._
   - _The drainpipe's belled end was sealed with a rubber gasket._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of bell. — simple past and past participle of bell
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of bell. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The shepherd belled the goats before the spring migration._
   - _Each cat in the shelter was belled to protect the local birds._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/belled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).