spirelet

American

[spahyuhr-lit] / ˈspaɪər lɪt /

noun

a small spire, as on a turret.

spirelet British

/ ˈspaɪəlɪt /

noun

another name for flèche

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Etymology

Origin of spirelet

First recorded in 1840–50; spire ¹ + -let

Example Sentences

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It possesses, however, a remarkably fine late 15th-cent. hexagonal market-cross, crowned with a very graceful spirelet: note brass on one of the piers to Walter Buckland and Agnes, his wife.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

It has a stately Perp. tower crowned with a spirelet.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The tower stair turret carries a lofty spirelet.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The church has a graceful late Perp. tower, with spirelet: this is the only original part of the fabric, the rest having been rebuilt in 1825.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

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 Weyman, Stanley J.

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