Definition of "silver bell" []

• Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Always through the night at Holmby a light was kept burning in the King's chamber, in the form of a wax-cake and wick inside a large silver basin on a low table by the bed, on which also were placed the King's two watches and the silver bell with which he called his grooms."
• "They found her a charming companion, and her dancing and laughter -- for she laughed at times like the tinkling of a silver bell -- did much to enliven their journey and keep them contented."