smoke-bell

A cook places the smoke-bell over the frying pan.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device for directing smoke: A "smoke-bell" is a funnel-shaped cover or canopy, typically made of metal or glass, placed over a lamp, candle, or fireplace to direct smoke upward into a chimney or flue. It functions as a smoke collector or draft regulator.

Usage Examples

• (A cover over the lamp to channel smoke.)
• (A canopy over the fireplace.)

Advanced Usage

• "to fit a smoke-bell": to install such a device.

  • The restorer carefully fitted a smoke-bell to the Victorian gasolier. (Attached the cover to the gas lamp.)

• "smoke-bell design": the shape or style of the cover.

  • The smoke-bell's flared shape improved air circulation. (The funnel-like design.)

Variants and Related Words

• Smoke (n): the visible vapour and gases produced by burning materials.

  • Thick smoke filled the room. (Combustion byproducts.)

• Bell (n): a hollow object that rings when struck; here, used metaphorically for the shape of the cover.

  • The smoke-bell resembles an inverted bell. (Its shape.)

Synonyms

• Lamp shade: a cover for a lamp that diffuses light, sometimes also directing heat or smoke.
• Chimney cap: a cover for a chimney top, though typically larger and external.
• Funnel: a conical tube for directing flow, similar in function.

Related Idioms

• This is a technical term without common idiomatic usage.