spirelet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spirelet
Example Sentences
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These, when in their complete state, were undoubtedly very beautiful; for besides what can be now seen, it is known that they were once completed each with a spirelet.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See by Hubert C. (Hubert Christian) Corlette
It is a stately structure of four stages, with the customary projecting stone turret and spirelet.
From Somerset by G. W. Wade
The church has a tower with triple belfry windows, which is lofty and finished with pinnacles and spirelet.
From Somerset by G. W. Wade
The tower stair turret carries a lofty spirelet.
From Somerset by G. W. Wade
As I craned over the dark street and, poising myself, fixed my eyes on the black, slender spirelet which surmounted the neighbouring window, I felt a shudder more than once run through me.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
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