Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Knell
kneel (-ed, -ing, -s, knelt)knew
knell, n. [OE cynll.]
- Toll; solemn sound of a bell; [fig.] memorial; funeral notice; signal of loss; sign of grief; omen of death.
- [Fig.] pomp; ceremony; sensational show of grief.
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