clocher
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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
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 Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
Musset produced a certain "Ballade à la Lune" which began— C'était dans la nuit brune Sur le clocher jauni, La lune Comme un point sur un i!
From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various
Finally, if for no other reason, at least for interest in Arlette, the tanner's daughter, one must go to Falaise, and look at the superb clocher of Saint-Gervais, which was finished and consecrated by 1135.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry
It was rebuilt in the eighteenth century, and a fine clocher added.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
