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BELFRY
belfry
(noun) a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
campanile, belfry
(noun) a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
belfry (plural belfries)
(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.
(dialectal) A shed.
(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell.
(architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church.
(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bel"fry, n. Etym: [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges, OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit, bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G. bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or place of security; orig. therefore a place affording security. G. friede is akin to E. free. See Burg, and Free.]
1. (Mil. Antiq.)
Definition: A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.
2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: The framing on which a bell is suspended.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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