noun
- a cord, ribbon, or handle hanging from a bell, pulled to ring the bell and summon someone
Usage: chiefly British; historical
Examples
- She tugged the bellpull to call the servant.
- The Victorian mansion still had an ornate bellpull in the drawing room.
- He reached for the bellpull to ring for tea.
- The bellpull was made of crimson velvet and gold thread.
- In the old house, every room had a bellpull near the fireplace.