Spire bearer

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Spire \Spire\, n. [L. spira coil, twist; akin to Gr. ???: cf. F.
   spire.]
   1. A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist. --Dryden.
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   2. (Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution
      of the straight line about the pole. See {Spiral}, n.
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   {Spire bearer}. (Paleon.) Same as {Spirifer}.
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