SPIRY


Meaning of SPIRY in English

spiry 1

/spuyeur"ee/ , adj.

1. having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.

2. abounding in spires or steeples.

[ 1595-1605; SPIRE 1 + -Y 1 ]

spiry 2

/spuy"ree/ , adj.

spiral; coiled; coiling; helical.

[ 1670-80; SPIRE 2 + -Y 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .