- Pellet bell
- The bell on a tambourine whose striker is a small pellet; the bell on a clown or fool's clothing and/or shoes. -Cf. Baldric
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Pellet bell
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