tocsin (An alarm bell or the ringing of it)

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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tocsin — noun Etymology: Middle French toquassen, from Old Occitan tocasenh, from tocar to touch, ring a bell (from Vulgar Latin *toccare) + senh sign, bell, from Medieval Latin & Latin signum; Medieval Latin, bell, from Late Latin, ringing of a bell,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tocsin — (n.) alarm bell, 1580s, from M.Fr. toquassen an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell (late 14c.), from O.Prov. tocasenh, from tocar to strike (from V.L. *toccare strike a bell; see TOUCH (Cf. touch)) + senh bell, bell note, from L.L. signum… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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),… …   Wikipedia

• bell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chime, ring; flare. See indication, expansion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Device for signaling audibly] Syn. chime(s), signal, gong, Siren, carillon, angelus, tintinnabulum, buzzer, ding dong*, ringer*;… …   English dictionary for students

• toc|sin — «TOK suhn», noun. 1. an alarm sounded by ringing a bell or bells; warning signal: »the tocsin of the soul the dinner bell (Byron). 2. a bell used to sound an alarm: »Oh, what a tocsin has she for a tongue (Walter de la Mare). ╂[< Middle French …   Useful english dictionary