steepledadj.

/ˈstiːp(ə)ld/

Etymology: < steeple n.¹ + -ed suffix².

†1. Having the form of a steeple. Obsolete.

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

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ix. viii. 160 A steepled Turbant on her head she wore.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) vi. 332 The like I might say of long steepled hattes.

2. Of a building: Having a steeple or steeples.

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

1711 Dissenting Teachers Addr. 10 And shall this be done for a few ungodly steepled Ædifices?

1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan i. i. 10 Why tolls the bell from the steepled kirk?

3. Of a town, etc.: Having many steeples; conspicuous for its steeple or steeples.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > other types of town or city

spiry1744

steepled1837

timbery1859

millionaire1864

steeple-roofedc1870

congested district1883

twinned1957

Motopian1961

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. i. i. 4 On green field and steepled city, the May sun shines out.

1893 K. L. Bates Eng. Relig. Drama 117 This steepled town [Coventry] was famous for its Corpus Christi pageants.

1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxviii. 40 The bridges from the steepled crest Cross the water east and west.

4. Crowned as if with steeples.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > at the top

pinnacledc1400

steepled1861

1861 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 223 It was only a fair field for the steepled icebergs, a vast metropolis in ice.

5. Of the fingers or hands: brought together in the form of a steeple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adjective] > arm or hand > specific hand

flat1847

scooped1860

hollowed1884

steepled1971

1971 P. O'Donnell Impossible Virgin x. 212 Tapping the tips of his steepled fingers together.

1981 ‘L. Egan’ Miser (1982) ii. 26 ‘Not much criminal practice,’ said Jesse, brooding over his steepled hands.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	steepled
释义	steepledadj. /ˈstiːp(ə)ld/ Etymology: < steeple n.¹ + -ed suffix². †1. Having the form of a steeple. Obsolete. 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 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ix. viii. 160 A steepled Turbant on her head she wore. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) vi. 332 The like I might say of long steepled hattes. 2. Of a building: Having a steeple or steeples. 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 1711 Dissenting Teachers Addr. 10 And shall this be done for a few ungodly steepled Ædifices? 1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan i. i. 10 Why tolls the bell from the steepled kirk? 3. Of a town, etc.: Having many steeples; conspicuous for its steeple or steeples. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > other types of town or city spiry1744 steepled1837 timbery1859 millionaire1864 steeple-roofedc1870 congested district1883 twinned1957 Motopian1961 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. i. i. 4 On green field and steepled city, the May sun shines out. 1893 K. L. Bates Eng. Relig. Drama 117 This steepled town [Coventry] was famous for its Corpus Christi pageants. 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxviii. 40 The bridges from the steepled crest Cross the water east and west. 4. Crowned as if with steeples. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > at the top pinnacledc1400 steepled1861 1861 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 223 It was only a fair field for the steepled icebergs, a vast metropolis in ice. 5. Of the fingers or hands: brought together in the form of a steeple. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adjective] > arm or hand > specific hand flat1847 scooped1860 hollowed1884 steepled1971 1971 P. O'Donnell Impossible Virgin x. 212 Tapping the tips of his steepled fingers together. 1981 ‘L. Egan’ Miser (1982) ii. 26 ‘Not much criminal practice,’ said Jesse, brooding over his steepled hands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1600
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