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SpireSpire Spire, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spiring.]
To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. --Emerson.
It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being
more inclined to branch into arms. --Mortimer. SpireSpire Spire, n. [L. spira coil, twist; akin to Gr. ???: cf. F.
spire.]
1. A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist. --Dryden.
2. (Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution
of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n.
Spire bearer. (Paleon.) Same as Spirifer. SpireSpire Spire, v. i. [L. spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]
To breathe. [Obs.] --Shenstone. Spire
Spire Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young
shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan.
spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.]
1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass
or of wheat.
An oak cometh up a little spire. --Chaucer.
2. A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a
conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof
of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion
to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination
of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as
that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a
steeple, or the steeple itself. ``With glistering spires
and pinnacles adorned.' --Milton.
A spire of land that stand apart, Cleft from the
main. --Tennyson.
Tall spire from which the sound of cheerful bells
Just undulates upon the listening ear. --Cowper.
3. (Mining) A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the
chargen in blasting.
4. The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.
The spire and top of praises. --Shak.
Meaning of Spire from wikipedia
- A
spire is a tall, slender,
pointed structure on top of a roof of a
building or tower,
especially at the
summit of
church steeples. A
spire may have a...
- Look up
spire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
spire is a
tapering conical or
pyramidal structure on the top of a building.
Spire may also
refer to:...
- Slay the
Spire is a
roguelike deck-building game
developed by the
American indie studio Mega Crit and
published by
Humble Bundle. The game was released...
- The
Spire is a 1964
novel by
English author William Golding. "A dark and
powerful portrait of one man's will", it
deals with the
construction of a 404-foot-high...
- The
Spire of Dublin,
alternatively titled the
Monument of
Light (Irish: An Túr Solais), is a large,
stainless steel, pin-like
monument 120
metres (390 ft)...
- The
Chicago Spire was a skys****er
project in
Chicago that was
partially built between 2007 and 2008
before being cancelled.
Located at 400 N. Lake S****...
- A
spire is a part of the
coiled s**** of molluscs. The
spire consists of all of the
whorls except for the body whorl. Each
spire whorl represents a rotation...
- C
Spire,
formerly known as
Cellular South, Inc., is an
American privately owned telecommunications and
technology company headquartered in Ridgeland,...
- A
crooked spire, (also
known as a
twisted spire) is a
tower showing a
twist and/or a
deviation from the vertical. A
church tower usually consists of a...
- The
Spire of Notre-Dame de
Paris is
located above the cross-section of the cathedral's transept. Notre-Dame de
Paris has had
three timber spires made of...
