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belfry
(mass) | belfry
- zvonica, zvonica |
belfry
(encz) | belfry,zvonice n: Petr Prášek |
Belfry
(gcide) | Belfry \Bel"fry\, n. [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.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for
purposes of attack and defense.
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2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other
building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
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3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a
cupola or turret for the same purpose.
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4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.
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belfry
(wn) | belfry
n 1: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
[syn: campanile, belfry]
2: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
belfry
(mass) | belfry
- zvonica, zvonica |
belfry
(encz) | belfry,zvonice n: Petr Prášek |
belfry
(wn) | belfry
n 1: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
[syn: campanile, belfry]
2: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung |
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