单词 | clock storey |
释义 | > as lemmasclock storey clock storey n. now somewhat rare the level of a clock tower in which the clock is placed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > clock-tower clockhouse1396 clock tower1580 clock storey1812 1812 R. Chapman Picture of Glasgow (new ed.) 90 Within these, and leaving them insulated, commences the clock storey, which is octagonal. 1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry vii. 255 The whole clock-story was made to project beyond the body of the tower. 1983 Alcalde (Univ. Texas) Jan.–Feb. 74/3 Bells..hang in the square, colonnaded belfry that rests on the clock-story. < as lemmas |
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