steeple
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
steeple (plural steeples)
- A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
- A spire.
- (historical) A high headdress of the 14th century.
- French: clocher
- German: Kirchturm
- Italian: campanile
- Portuguese: campanário, torre sineira
- Russian: колоко́льня
- Spanish: campanario
steeple (steeples, present participle steepling; past and past participle steepled)
- (transitive) To form something into the shape of a steeple.
- He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.
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