Belfried
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɛlfɹid/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Belfried is an adjective meaning Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
Meaning
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
More Meanings
- (in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Example Sentences
a belfried tower
a double-belfried / twin-belfried cathedral
To the right, on the crest of the first hill, stood the white-belfried brick church, surrounded by its calm graveyard, shadowy with the dogwoods that separated the family plots.
It was strange to her as a town under the tides. There it was, clear and belfried as of old, but fathoms deep, and the bells had so faint a chime that Reddin’s voice drowned them.
Related Words
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