~ 1
■ noun
1》 a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
2》 the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins.
Derivatives
~d adjective
spiry adjective
Origin
OE spīr 'tall slender stem of a plant'.
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~ 2
■ noun Zoology the upper tapering part of the spiral shell of a gastropod mollusc.
Origin
C16: from Fr., or via L. from Gk speira 'a coil'.