An attractive woman. / A fellow gay man.

Having a bell attached. / (heraldry) Having bells (especially around the neck of an animal).

simple past tense and past participle of bell

Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season / (US, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania) A shivaree.

present participle of bell

plural of belling

Pertaining to belles-lettres; having, or describing, a primarily aesthetic literary bent.

plural of southern belle

Alternative spelling of belles-lettres

(obsolete) The humanities. / (archaic) Literature, particularly light compositions valued for their aesthetic properties. / (archaic) Literary studies, particularly literary aesthetics.