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spire[ˈspī(ə)r]NOUN

spires (plural noun)

Definition-

~a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.

synonyms:

steeple · belfry · fleche · shikari

~the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form.

“a long tapering object. “spires of delphiniums”

ORIGIN

Old English spīr ‘tall slender stem of a plant’ ; related to German Spier ‘tip of a blade of grass’.

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