chymbe
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chime — chime1 chimer, n. /chuym/, n., v., chimed, chiming. n. 1. an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence. 2. Often, chimes. a. a set of bells or of… … Universalium
chime — c.1300, from L. cymbalum (see CYMBAL (Cf. cymbal), which is what this word originally meant), perhaps through O.Fr. chimbe or directly from L. as O.E. cimbal, either one likely misinterpreted as chymbe bellen chime bells, a sense attested from… … Etymology dictionary
chime — I [[t]tʃaɪm[/t]] n. v. chimed, chim•ing 1) an apparatus for striking one or more bells, as a doorbell at the front door of a house 2) mad Often, chimes a) a set of bells or of slabs of metal, stone, wood, etc., producing musical tones when struck … From formal English to slang
