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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions tocsin noun  a signal sounded by a bell or bells, especially an alarm 1807: At half-past one, on the sounding of the (or bell of the public-house) about fifteen persons were collected, when the Rev. J. Bromley was called to the chair " The Times, 23 Aug 1804, p.3 col. C 1970: As she entered the projection theatre the soundtrack reverberated across the sculpture garden, a melancholy modulated by Talbert"s less and less coherent commentary. " JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition Etymology: From Old French toquesain (modern tocsinFrench, tocsin), from Proveníal tocasenh, from tocar "strike, touch" + senh "bell".      Full Definition of tocsin  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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