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pella

1 pella [πελλός (ἐρῳδιός)] , kind of bird, heron (cf. Arist. HA 609b 22). b (her.) image or representation of heron. ardearum tria sunt genera, ~a, alba, stellaris, piger cognomine. ~e coitus difficilis est: vociferatur enim, et sanguinem ex oculis, ut aiunt, emittit cum coit Turner Av. C1; ~a apud Anglos in excelsis arboribus, non procul a ripis fluminum crescentibus nidum facit. superior pars corporis cyanea est, inferior autem nonnihil candicat Ib. C1v.  b tria vexilla nova parata aureis ~is de armis regiis Vis. S. Paul. 15.
2 pella [ME pel(e)] , peal (of a bell; in quot., as summons to prayer). c1440 officium ‥ eorum est a ~a matutinali usque ad pulsacionem hore tercie in obsequio intendere divino presbyteris in altaribus hujusmodi celebrantibus in habitu quo in choro utuntur Stat. Linc. II 361.

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