belfried

adj
/ˈbɛlfɹid/

Etymology

From belfry + -ed.

  1. derived from *bergafriþuz
  2. derived from *bergafriþu
  3. derived from berfrēdus
  4. derived from belfroi
  5. inherited from belfry
  6. formed as belfried — “belfry + -ed

Definitions

  1. Furnished with a belfry or belfries.

    • a belfried tower
    • 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.
  2. Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA