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 Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
Its sole possession of note is the clocher, which rises to an approximate height of two hundred feet.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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 Adams, Henry
From a distance, this feature has the suggestion of the development of what may perhaps be a local type of clocher.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
