A bell tower or steeple, particularly one that is prominent in a landscape or townscape.
From French 'clocher' meaning bell tower, derived from 'cloche' (bell). The word comes from Late Latin 'clocca,' possibly of imitative origin related to the sound of bells.
The word 'clocher' appears in art history as a key feature in early Cubist paintings—Braque and Picasso were obsessed with painting bell towers from multiple angles at once, making the clocher a symbol of how we see differently from different viewpoints.
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