spiry

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spiry \Spir"y\, a. [From {Spire} a winding line.]
   Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.
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         Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake.   --Dryden.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spiry \Spir"y\, a. [FR. {Spire} a steeple.]
   Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and
   tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry
   towns." --Thomson.
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