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Definition of Tocsin
1. Noun. The sound of an alarm (usually a bell).
2. Noun. A bell used to sound an alarm.
Definition of Tocsin
1. n. An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
Definition of Tocsin
1. Noun. An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, especially with reference to France. ¹
2. Noun. A bell used to sound an alarm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tocsin
1. an alarm sounded on a bell [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tocsin
Literary usage of Tocsin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"The Day of the \ Olh of August— tocsin sounded early in Ute Morning. ... Early on
the morning of the 10th of August, the tocsin rung out its alarm peal over ..."
2. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1857)
"Cht Day of the 10th of August—tocsin sounded early in the ... Early on the morning
of the 10th of August, the tocsin rung out its alarm peal over Die ..."
3. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC by Archibald Alison (1853)
"Did we not suspend the king amidst the clang of the tocsin on the 10th August?
Robespierre, doubtless, knew nothing of these things, for he prudently hid ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... of an age far beyond that prescribed by the laws of the land for involuntary
service, at the first tocsin of war he enlisted in the ranks, and fought as ..."
5. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1848)
"... Bailiwicks pillaged—The Monastery of Cappel—Letter—Infatuation of Zurich—New
Warnings—The War begins—The tocsin—A fearful Night—The War—Banner and Army ..."
6. Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and the Period of the Renaissance by P. L. Jacob (1874)
"The tocsin.—The Poetry of Gothic Churches.—Breviary and Missal of Pius V.—Ceremonies
used at the Seven Sacraments. ..."
7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Let the tocsin be sounded" (Chr., 1880, II, 179). " Many masons have passed
through the ceremony without any inspiration; but, in public parades of the ..."
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