A spire on the top of the tower or roof of a church or similar edifice. Also, more definitely, spire steeple, broach steeple.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > superstructure above a roof > spire (9) steeple1473 A spire on the top of the tower or roof of a church or similar edifice. Also, more definitely, spire steeple, broach steeple. spear1480 A spire of a church or other building; a pyramid. Obsolete. spire-steeple1559 A steeple surmounted by a spire; a church spire; = spire, n.1 8 (Common from 1610 to 1725.) spire1596 A tall structure rising from a tower, roof, etc., and terminating in a slender point; esp. the tapering portion of the steeple of a cathedral or… spiracle1842 A little spire; a pinnacle. stump-spire1842 (see quot.). spirelet1848 A small spire, esp. one erected on a church tower or turret. (Frequently from 1850.) needle-spire1864 Skylon1950 The name of a futuristic spindle-shaped filigree tower forming a prominent feature of the Festival of Britain in 1951. Also figurative and in… |
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