spiry Meaning, Definition & Usage

Spir"y adjective

Etymology

From Spire a winding line.

Definitions

1. Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.

   Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. Dryden.

Spir"y adjective

Etymology

FR. Spire a steeple.

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry towns." Thomson.