Steeple-crowned \Stee"ple-crowned`\ (-kround`), a. 1. Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a crown shaped like a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned hat; also, wearing a hat with such a crown. [1913 Webster] This grave, bearded, sable-cloaked, and steeple-crowned progenitor. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]