'Spire bearer' definitions:

Definition of '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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n. [1913 Webster]
  • Spire bearer. (Paleon.) Same as Spirifer. [1913 Webster]