Meaning of spire

Spire

Rare

noun

•

The

or

of a

.

•

A

of a

; a

.

•

Any of various

,

, or

, such as the

, the

canary-grass, etc.

•

or

.

•

A

a

or

,

of the

of a

or

.

•

The

, or

, of anything; the

.

•

In Mining:

A

or

for

to the

in

.

•

One of the

of a

or other

; a

.

•

A

.

•

In Geometry:

The part of a

of the

about the

.

verb

•

to

, to

the

of

; to

.

•

To

upwards

.

•

To

with a

.

•

To

.

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spire

English

spir

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

spire

French

spira

Latin

σπεῖρα

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

spirer

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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