Bow bells (The bells of St. Mary-le-Bow

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• Bow Bells — the church bells of St Mary le Bow in London. It is said that a person born within the sound of (=in a place where you can hear) Bow Bells is a true Cockney …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Bow bells — The famous bells of the church of St Mary le Bow in Cheapside in London. They were sounded at night at *curfew, to call people in from the fields immediately outside London s walls. Cf. Curia de Arcubus …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• Bow bells — /boh/ the bells of Bow church, in the East End district of London: traditionally, a true Cockney is born and raised within the sound of Bow bells. [1590 1600] * * * Bow Bells UK [ˌbəʊ ˈbelz] US [boʊ ˈbelz] Etymology From the name of the bells of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bow Bells — UK [ˌbəʊ ˈbelz] / US [boʊ ˈbelz] born within the sound of Bow Bells Etymology: From the name of the bells of St Mary le Bow Church, London …   English dictionary

• Bow bells — noun plural Date: 1567 the bells of the Church of St. Mary le Bow in London …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Bow|bells — Bow bells, or Bow|bells «BOH BEHLZ», noun (plural). the bells of Bow Church, in London (St. Mary le Bow). Because it is nearly in the center of the City of London, the phrase within the sound of Bow bells came to be synonymous with “within the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bow, London — infobox UK place country = England map type = Greater London region= London population= official name= Bow latitude= 51.5298 longitude= 0.0288 constituency westminster= Bethnal Green and Bow post town= LONDON postcode area=E postcode district=E3… …   Wikipedia

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• St Mary-le-Bow — Infobox church name = St. Mary le Bow fullname = color = imagesize = caption = Interior of St. Mary le Bow landscape = denomination = Church of England, earlier Roman Catholic diocese = parish = division = subdivision = founded date = founder =… …   Wikipedia