Main Entry:

¹spire

Pronunciation:

\ˈspī(-ə)r\

Function:

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) : pinnacle3 a: a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower b: steeple <a church spire>

[spire illustration]