English-Thai Dictionary

tocsin

N สัญญาณ เตือนภัย  alarm bell horn siren san-yan-tuan-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOCSIN

n.An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOCSIN

Toc "sin, n. Etym: [F., fr. OF. toquier to touch, F. toquer (originally, a dialectic form of F. toucher ) + seint (for sein ) a bell, LL. signum, fr. L. signum a sign, signal. See Touch, and Sign. ]

 

Defn: An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. Campbell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tocsin

toc sin |ˈtäksən ˈtɑksən | ▶noun an alarm bell or signal. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Old French toquassen, from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘to touch ’ + senh ‘signal bell. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

tocsin

tocsin |ˈtɒksɪn | ▶noun archaic an alarm bell or signal. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Old French toquassen, from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘to touch ’ + senh ‘signal bell ’.

 

French Dictionary

tocsin

tocsin n. m. nom masculin Bruit de cloche destiné à donner l ’alarme. Note Orthographique to cs in.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tocsin

toc sin /tɑ́ks (ə )n |tɔ́k -/名詞 C ｟古 ｠警鐘 ; 前兆 .