transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbel-frē ]
noun
( plural belfries )
Etymology: Middle English belfrey, berfrey, bell tower, siege tower, from Anglo-French * berfrei, *belfrei, of Germanic origin (akin to Middle High German bërvrit siege tower); akin to Old High German bergan to shelter and to Old English frith peace, refuge — more at bury
Date: 15th century
1. : a bell tower ; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure
2. : a room or framework for enclosing a bell
3. : head 2a
batty in the belfry
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belfry 1
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