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
It was rebuilt in the eighteenth century, and a fine clocher added.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The clocher or belfry of St. Front is accredited as being one of the most remarkable eleventh-century erections of its kind in any land.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
Even "a sort of chemin de ronde" remains around the clocher, perhaps once provided with a parapet of defence.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
This clocher is a thirteenth-century work, and rises something over two hundred and four feet above the pavement.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
