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Grammar : Noun
Spell : spahyuh r
Phonetic Transcription : spaɪər


Definition of spire

Origin :
  • Old English spir "sprout, shoot, stalk of grass," from Proto-Germanic *spiraz (cf. Old Norse spira "a stalk, slender tree," Middle Low German spir "a small point or top"), from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)). Meaning "tapering top of a tower or steeple" first recorded 1590s (a sense attested in Middle Low German since late 14c. and also found in the Scandinavian cognates). The verb is first recorded early 14c.
  • noun tower
Example sentences :
  • Now, spire by spire, fast sped and glided that blazing serpent.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • "To church—the church with a spire at the end of the parade," said Lovibond.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • The church is cruciform, and its spire the landmark for the surrounding country.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • Surmounting its Early English tower is a spire of later date.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • The style is Early English, and the spire reaches a height of 227 feet.
  • Extract from : « Hampstead and Marylebone » by Geraldine Edith Mitton
  • The beams of light glistened off the spire of the Galactic cache.
  • Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley
  • The spire was, we believe, finally removed about the end of the last century.
  • Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous
  • About the same time a spire of timber covered with lead was erected on the Tower.
  • Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous
  • On the third day, on a fine sunny afternoon, I departed from the city of the spire.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • Its tower and spire, rising to the height of 150 feet, can be seen for some distance.
  • Extract from : « Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney » by Geraldine Edith Mitton

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