Belfried

//ˈbɛlfɹid// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Furnished with a belfry or belfries. not-comparable

    "a belfried tower"

  2. 2
    Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind. in-compounds, not-comparable

    "a double-belfried / twin-belfried cathedral"

Example

More examples

"The parsonage stands at right angles to the road, facing down upon the church; so that, in fact, parsonage, church, and belfried school-house, form three sides of an irregular oblong, of which the fourth is open to the fields and moors that lie beyond."

Etymology

From belfry + -ed.

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