bell-founder
(ˈbɛlˌfaʊndə(r))
[f. bell n.1 + founder.]
A founder, caster, or maker of bells. bell-founding, the art or process of founding or casting bells. bell-foundry, a place where bells are cast.
1530 Palsgr. 197/2 Bell founder, fondevr de cloches. 1643 Horn & Rob. Gate Lang. Unl. x, Of bell-metal Bell-founders cast bells. 1856 tr. Berlioz' Instrument. 225 Bell⁓founders can all manufacture these small cymbals. 1872 Ellacombe Bells of Ch. 216 A masterpiece of bellfounding. |