Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Spire (-s)
spin (-ning, -s, spun)spirit (-'s, -s)
spire (-s), n. [OE 'sprout, shoot, sprig'.] (webplay: breathe, fiery, god, thing).
- Tapering tree-top.
- Tall church steeple; pinnacle of a building.
- Summit; peak; tall, sharp-pointed rock.
- Fire; elongated tongue of flame.
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