tocsin
n. warning signal, alarm; alarm bell, ringing of a warning bell | ||||
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Tocsin Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Tocsin
(n.)
An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
(n.)
An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
| WordNet 2.0 |
tocsin
Noun
1. the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
(synonym) alarm bell
(hypernym) alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
2. a bell used to sound an alarm
(synonym) warning bell
(hypernym) bell
Noun
1. the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
(synonym) alarm bell
(hypernym) alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
2. a bell used to sound an alarm
(synonym) warning bell
(hypernym) bell
| hEnglish - advanced version |
tocsin
tocsin
\toc"sin\ (?), n. [f., fr. of. toquier to touch, f. toquer (originally, a dialectic form of f. toucher) + seint (for sein) a bell, ll. signum, fr. l. signum a sign, signal. see touch, and sign.] an alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. the loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. ampbell.
tocsin
n
1. the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: alarm bell]
2. a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: warning bell]
tocsin
\toc"sin\ (?), n. [f., fr. of. toquier to touch, f. toquer (originally, a dialectic form of f. toucher) + seint (for sein) a bell, ll. signum, fr. l. signum a sign, signal. see touch, and sign.] an alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. the loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. ampbell.
tocsin
n
1. the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: alarm bell]
2. a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: warning bell]
| Dream Dictionary |
Tocsin
To dream of hearing a tocsin sounded, augurs a strife from which you will come victorious. For a woman, this is a warning of separation from her husband or lover.
To dream of hearing a tocsin sounded, augurs a strife from which you will come victorious. For a woman, this is a warning of separation from her husband or lover.
Tocsin Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Tocsin
A tocsin consists of a signal of alarm given by the ringing of a bell, and hence any warning or danger signal.
The earliest form of the word in English appears as toclesaine, borrowed from the Old French touque-sain (from toquer (to strike), compare toucher), combined with sin (modern French signe (a signal) from the Latin signum). The use of touch and its cognate forms with the idea of giving a sound also appears in the word tucket, Italian toccata, which probably originally meant a signal given by tap of drum, but subsequently always applied to a flourish or fanfare on a trumpet.
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