- spire roof
- spire roof ARCH, KONST Turmdach n (Kirchturm); Pyramiden(turm)dach n
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Spire — Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.] 1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spire — • A tapering construction in plan conical, pyramidal, octagonal, or hexagonal crowning a steeple or tower Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spire Spire … Catholic encyclopedia
Spire light — (Fr. lucarne ), the term given to the windows in a spire which are found in all periods of English Gothic architecture, and in French spires form a very important feature in the composition.There is an early example in the spire of the cathedral… … Wikipedia
spire — [spaıə US spaır] n ↑spire, ↑cross [: Old English; Origin: spir] a roof that rises steeply to a point on top of a tower, especially on a church →↑steeple … Dictionary of contemporary English
spire — spire1 spireless, adj. /spuyeur/, n., v., spired, spiring. n. 1. a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc. 2. a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. under steeple. 3.… … Universalium
spire´like´ — spire1 «spyr», noun, verb, spired, spir|ing. –n. 1. a) the top part of a tower or steeple that narrows to a point: »The steeple, which has a spire to it, is placed in the middle of the church (Laurence Sterne) … Useful english dictionary
spire — noun a) A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat. b) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Architecture), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high… … Wiktionary
spire — I [[t]spaɪər[/t]] n. v. spired, spir•ing 1) archit. a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc 2) archit. a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. at steeple 3) a tall,… … From formal English to slang
spire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spīr; akin to Middle Dutch spier blade of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass) 2. the upper tapering part of something (as a tree or antler) ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Spire (Atlanta) — Infobox Skyscraper building name = Spire caption = year highest = year end = plural = location = 860 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia coordinates = status = groundbreaking = constructed = 2004 2005 est completion = opening = demolished =… … Wikipedia
spire — I. /ˈspaɪə / (say spuyuh) noun 1. a tall, tapering structure, generally an elongated, upright cone or pyramid, erected on a tower, roof, etc. 2. such a structure forming the upper part of the steeple, or the whole steeple. 3. a tapering, pointed… …
