Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MUL-TI-SPI'RAL
MUL-TIS'O-NOUSMUL-TI-SYL'LA-BLE
MUL-TI-SPI'RAL, a. [L. multus and spira.]
In conchology, a term applied to shells which exhibit numerous coils round a submedian center. Brande.
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