Knoll

Definition of Knoll

Pronunciation: nōl
n.1.A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.
On knoll or hillock rears his crest,
Lonely and huge, the giant oak.
- Sir W. Scott.
v. t.1.To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.
[imp. & p. p. Knolled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Knolling.]
Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours.
- Tennyson.
v. i.1.To sound, as a bell; to knell.
For a departed being's soul
The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll.
- Byron.
n.1.The tolling of a bell; a knell.

Related Words

anthill, barrow, brae, butte, crest, down, drumlin, dune, fell, foothills, hillock, hilltop, hummock, knob, lofty peak, molehill, monticle, monticule, moor, mountaintop, peak, pic, pico, pike, pinnacle, point, precipice, rise, sand dune, spur, summit, swell, tor
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