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spired

[ spahyuhrd ]

/ spaɪərd /

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adjective

having a spire.

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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The Sunflower State

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Origin of spired

First recorded in 1600–10; spire¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM spired

mul·ti·spired, adjectiveun·spired, adjective

Words nearby spired

spiral vein of modiolus, spirant, spirantize, spire, spirea, spired, spirelet, spireme, Spires, spiriferous, spirillar

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Example sentences from the Web for spired

He had something of the spirit which in-spired the old mining-camp.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
Leaving half a dozen men in the boat, he took the rest, ten mighty archers of Khawarizm, in spired helmets and tiger-skin cloaks.
The Devil in Iron|Robert E. Howard
He drew his scimitar and advanced, confident in his spired helmet and close-meshed mail.
The Devil in Iron|Robert E. Howard
Above the whole towered a rather pretentious two-spired church.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall

There was the grey old spired pile, lying lovely against the pale evening light.
Poppy|Cynthia Stockley

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