clocher

Example Sentences

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But down south, in French rugby's heartlands l'esprit de clocher - literally 'the spirit of the belltower' - is a thing.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

Je ne me mets pas en peine Du clocher ni du beffroi.

From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest

The south porch is the most highly developed feature as to Medi�val style, but the attraction lies mainly in its ensembled massiveness, with its two sturdy towers and a ridiculously spired south clocher.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche

Taken together with the fleches of the facade, this clocher of Coutances forms a group such as one very seldom sees.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

What would correspond to the cathedrals of Noyon and Soissons and the old clocher and fleche of Chartres is lost.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry