Bible Encyclopedias
Bell
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
The body of a Corinthian or Composite capital, supposing the foliage stripped off, is called the bell; the same name is applied also to the Early English and other capitals in Gothic architecture which in any degree partake of this form.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bell'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bell.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.