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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bel•fry /ˈbɛlfri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -fries. - Architecturea tower for a bell.
- Architecturethe part of a steeple in which a bell is hung.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bel•fry (bel′frē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fries. - Architecturea bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.
- Architecturethe part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung.
- Architecture, Buildinga frame of timberwork that holds or encloses a bell.
- Slang Termshead;
mind:a belfry full of curious notions. - Idioms have bats in one's belfry. See bat 2 (def. 3).
- Gmc; compare Middle High German ber(c) frit, equivalent. to berc defense, protection, refuge (cognate with Old English gebeorg; see harbor) + frit peace, (place of ) safety (cognate with Old English frith)
- Gmc) and Medieval Latin belfredus, dissimilated variant of berefredus
- Middle French
- Middle English belfray, apparently blend of, blended earlier berfray (1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: belfry /ˈbɛlfrɪ/ n ( pl -fries)- the part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung
- a tower or steeple
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French berfrei, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German bercfrit fortified tower, Medieval Latin berfredus tower |