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belfry

bel.fry \'bel-fre-\ n [ME belfrey, alter. of berfrey, fr. MF berfrei, 
   deriv. of Gk]pyrgos phore-tos movable war tower 1: a bell tower; esp : one 
   surmounting or attached to another struc ture 2: a room in which a bell is 
   hung in a tower  3: a cupola, turret, or framework to enclose a bell