·noun A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. ·see Spire.
·adj Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building. II. Steeple-crowned ·adj Having a crown sha...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A name given to the church by Dissenters. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a pyramidical spire, from its being pointed like a broach or spit N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Under the Quire of Paules is a large chappel dedicated to the name of Jesu, founded or confirmed 37 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.