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

Je ne me mets pas en peine Du clocher ni du beffroi.

From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest

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)

This clocher is a thirteenth-century work, and rises something over two hundred and four feet above the pavement.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Taken together with the fleches of the facade, this clocher of Coutances forms a group such as one very seldom sees.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry