bell button

== English == === Noun === bell button (plural bell buttons) A small, round mechanical device which, when pressed, rings a bell to announce one's presence or call a servant, assistant, etc. A button in the form of a jingle bell, used as a fastener or decoration on a piece of clothing. 1775, James Adair, The History of the American Indians, London: Edward and Charles Dilly, Chapter , Argument 17, p. 171,[5] […] the young warriors now frequently fasten bell-buttons, or pieces of tinkling brass to their maccaseenes, and to the outside of their boots, instead of the old turky-cock-spurs which they formerly used. ==== Synonyms ==== (device): buzzer, doorbell