Bell or bell means the thing that rings--either a cast metal object hanging in a steeple or belfry, or some other kind of metal or mechanical device that clangs, tolls, or rings--
Ring bell for service.
Bell out of order. Please knock.
The bell on the church tower rings on the hour and half hour.
Bell may also refer to something shaped like a bell--
He put a mute in the bell of his trumpet, because he liked the sound.
Belle or belle ( rhymes with bell ) means a popular and fashionable young lady--
Whenever she went out, she was the belle of the ball.
Grandmother had been a belle in her day, and was still something of a coquette.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"When the bell tolled at midnight, the belle was still dancing."
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