Definition of Spyre

1. a spire [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spyre

spydom
spyed
spyhole
spyholes
spying
spyings
spyism
spylike
spymaster
spymasters
spyplane
spyplanes
spyproof
spyre (current term)
spyres
spyritual
spyrituall
spyrytual
spyrytuall
spyware
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sq ft
sq in
sq yd
sqft
sqn
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Literary usage of Spyre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"... flowre doth spyre And beareth fruit of honour and all chaste desire." Up is frequently added to the verb, as "it spires up." SPIRITY, Lively, full of ..."

2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1848)
"spyre, spike, tendril, 60. Corn spires when the flowers are forming ... spyre of corne, barbe du ble. ..."

3. The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge: Very Frutefull for All Christen ...by Henry Bradshaw, Edward Hawkins by Henry Bradshaw, Edward Hawkins (1848)
"SOTHE, truth, 2. spyre, spike, tendril, 60. Corn spires when the flowers are forming. " spyre of corne or herbe, ..."

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