Belfry
11belfry — /bel free/, n., pl. belfries. 1. a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart. 2. the part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung. 3. a frame of timberwork that holds or encloses a bell. 4. Slang …
12belfry — bel·fry (bĕl’frē) n. pl. bel·fries 1) A bell tower, especially one attached to a building. 2) The part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung. ╂ [Middle English belfrei, from Old North French belfroi, alteration of Old French berfrei,… …
13belfry — See: BATS IN ONE S BELFRY or BATS IN THE BELFRY …
14belfry — See: BATS IN ONE S BELFRY or BATS IN THE BELFRY …
15belfry — [13] Etymologically, belfry has nothing to do with bells; it was a chance similarity between the two words that led to belfry being used from the 15th century onwards for ‘bell tower’. The original English form was berfrey, and it meant ‘movable… …
16belfry — See: bats in one s belfry or bats in the belfry …
17belfry — UK [ˈbelfrɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms belfry : singular belfry plural belfries the part of a tower that has a bell in it …
18belfry — /ˈbɛlfri / (say belfree) noun (plural belfries) 1. a belltower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart. 2. that part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung. 3. a frame of timberwork which may sustain a… …
19belfry — [13] Etymologically, belfry has nothing to do with bells; it was a chance similarity between the two words that led to belfry being used from the 15th century onwards for ‘bell tower’. The original English form was berfrey, and it meant ‘movable… …
20belfry — noun (plural belfries) Etymology: Middle English belfrey, berfrey, bell tower, siege tower, from Anglo French *berfrei, *belfrei, of Germanic origin (akin to Middle High German bërvrit siege tower); akin to Old High German bergan to shelter and… …
