† spiredadj.¹

Etymology: < spire v.¹ 1.

Obsolete.

Of barley: Sprouted; spoilt on this account for brewing purposes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [adjective] > barley > qualities of

spired1548

1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 10 §2 Any Malte not beinge well and sufficiently made, or beinge made of mowburnte or spired Barley.

1649 F. Thorpe Charge York Assizes 28 If any Malt-maker do not make his Malt of good and sweet Barley, not Mow-burnt or Spired Barley.

1692 J. P. New Guide Constables 49 Malt..made of..Spired Barley.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

spiredadj.²

/spʌɪəd/

Etymology: < spire n.²

a. Having a tapering, sharp-pointed top; peaked.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top > like a spire or obelisk

steeply1551

steepled1600

spired1612

obelisk1638

spiral1658

spiry1664

spirous1841

obeliscoid1877

1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. ii. x. 115/1 The Seuerne,..whose head rising from the spired mountaine Plymllimon [etc.].

1650 in Archaeol. (1779) V. 434 There is one piramide in spired pinacle of marble.

1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 501 Black, rocky, and marked with rugged spired tops.

b. Of a steeple, tower, etc.: Provided with or carrying a spire.Also as the second element in combinations.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific shape > [adjective]

pinnacledc1400

toweredc1400

quartered1591

towery-topped1602

spired1610

towery1611

well-roofed1656

steepled1711

gable-ended1789

towerlessc1820

apteral1833

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 248 An exceeding high speared [1637 spired]steeple.

1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia generalis (1693) 334 Huge spired steeples, with a gallant ring of Bells.

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece ii. 202 On the top of the Hill is a round spired Tower.

1779 W. Mason Eng. Garden iii. 173 Of some old Fane, whose steeple's Gothic pride Or pinnacled, or spir'd, would bolder rise.

1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 157 Like rampired walls the houses lean, All spired and domed and turreted.

figurative.1853 J. G. Whittier Chapel of Hermits & Other Poems 13 The breaking day, which tips The golden-spired Apocalypse!1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 430 A great human prayer spired with faith and towering heavenward.

2. Sharply-pointed; tapering. rare.

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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective]

piked1269

pointedc1325

sharp1340

peakedc1350

pricked?a1425

sharp-pointed1530

acuatea1550

piquant1549

picked1552

corned?c1562

arrow-headed1567

acuminated1578

pointing1578

acute1598

exasperated1608

spitted1626

pointy1644

sagittal1656

pecked1662

piqued1689

spired1694

piky1741

spiky1743

spiry1777

apexed1813

beak-shaped1830

peaky1832

apiculated1839

cusped1888

sagittiform1895

cuspate1896

1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 16 Three Tropick Birds..with a long spired Tail as big as Pigeons.

3. Of plants: Stemmed, spiked. In combinations, as high-spired, sharp-spired.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > standing or spiring

standingc1384

upright1597

spiry1602

spiring1612

spired1834

1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal I. 263 Above the hut, their appearance was truly formidable, bristled over with sharp-spired dwarf aloes.

1838 M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 65 I love sweet flowers of every sort, High-spired or trailing low.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

spiredadj.³

Etymology: < spire n.³ or spire v.³

rare.

†1. Spiral in appearance or form. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > spiral or helical

twine1551

snailing1615

spireda1625

involved1665

spiralled1665

screwlike1675

spiry1677

voluted1801

corkscrew1815

screwed1821

volute1839

spiriform1841

volutiform1843

spiring1871

corkscrewy1886

turbaned1924

spiralized1928

spiralizing1977

a1625 T. Lodge Poore Mans Talentt (1881) 75 Yf it [sediment of urine] be white, equall, and spired, it signifieth that the patientt is of a good Constitution of boddie.

2. Conchology. Having a spire.

ΚΠ

1891 in Cent. Dict.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	spired
释义	† spiredadj.¹ Etymology: < spire v.¹ 1. Obsolete. Of barley: Sprouted; spoilt on this account for brewing purposes. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [adjective] > barley > qualities of spired1548 1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 10 §2 Any Malte not beinge well and sufficiently made, or beinge made of mowburnte or spired Barley. 1649 F. Thorpe Charge York Assizes 28 If any Malt-maker do not make his Malt of good and sweet Barley, not Mow-burnt or Spired Barley. 1692 J. P. New Guide Constables 49 Malt..made of..Spired Barley. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021). spiredadj.² /spʌɪəd/ Etymology: < spire n.² 1. a. Having a tapering, sharp-pointed top; peaked. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top > like a spire or obelisk steeply1551 steepled1600 spired1612 obelisk1638 spiral1658 spiry1664 spirous1841 obeliscoid1877 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. ii. x. 115/1 The Seuerne,..whose head rising from the spired mountaine Plymllimon [etc.]. 1650 in Archaeol. (1779) V. 434 There is one piramide in spired pinacle of marble. 1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 501 Black, rocky, and marked with rugged spired tops. b. Of a steeple, tower, etc.: Provided with or carrying a spire.Also as the second element in combinations. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific shape > [adjective] pinnacledc1400 toweredc1400 quartered1591 towery-topped1602 spired1610 towery1611 well-roofed1656 steepled1711 gable-ended1789 towerlessc1820 apteral1833 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 248 An exceeding high speared [1637 spired]steeple. 1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia generalis (1693) 334 Huge spired steeples, with a gallant ring of Bells. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece ii. 202 On the top of the Hill is a round spired Tower. 1779 W. Mason Eng. Garden iii. 173 Of some old Fane, whose steeple's Gothic pride Or pinnacled, or spir'd, would bolder rise. 1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 157 Like rampired walls the houses lean, All spired and domed and turreted. figurative.1853 J. G. Whittier Chapel of Hermits & Other Poems 13 The breaking day, which tips The golden-spired Apocalypse!1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 430 A great human prayer spired with faith and towering heavenward. 2. Sharply-pointed; tapering. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] piked1269 pointedc1325 sharp1340 peakedc1350 pricked?a1425 sharp-pointed1530 acuatea1550 piquant1549 picked1552 corned?c1562 arrow-headed1567 acuminated1578 pointing1578 acute1598 exasperated1608 spitted1626 pointy1644 sagittal1656 pecked1662 piqued1689 spired1694 piky1741 spiky1743 spiry1777 apexed1813 beak-shaped1830 peaky1832 apiculated1839 cusped1888 sagittiform1895 cuspate1896 1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 16 Three Tropick Birds..with a long spired Tail as big as Pigeons. 3. Of plants: Stemmed, spiked. In combinations, as high-spired, sharp-spired. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > standing or spiring standingc1384 upright1597 spiry1602 spiring1612 spired1834 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal I. 263 Above the hut, their appearance was truly formidable, bristled over with sharp-spired dwarf aloes. 1838 M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 65 I love sweet flowers of every sort, High-spired or trailing low. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021). spiredadj.³ Etymology: < spire n.³ or spire v.³ rare. †1. Spiral in appearance or form. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > spiral or helical twine1551 snailing1615 spireda1625 involved1665 spiralled1665 screwlike1675 spiry1677 voluted1801 corkscrew1815 screwed1821 volute1839 spiriform1841 volutiform1843 spiring1871 corkscrewy1886 turbaned1924 spiralized1928 spiralizing1977 a1625 T. Lodge Poore Mans Talentt (1881) 75 Yf it [sediment of urine] be white, equall, and spired, it signifieth that the patientt is of a good Constitution of boddie. 2. Conchology. Having a spire. ΚΠ 1891 in Cent. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1548adj.²1610adj.³a1625
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