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noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | ||||
| 37% | 7 | Tapering architectural feature | ||
noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | ||||
| 35% | 6 | Old English word for tall slender stems or blades of grass that came to mean long tapering objects, such as the tops of church steeples | ||
noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | ||||
A Tall Tapering Structure Whether Architectural Botanical Or Conchal
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SPIRE which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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