Spires
[spaɪəz]
Examples
- Good God, how his heart beat as the two friendly spires of Southampton came in sight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- How sharply its pinnacled angles and its wilderness of spires were cut against the sky, and how richly their shadows fell upon its snowy roof! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In fancy we shall see Milan again, and her stately Cathedral with its marble wilderness of graceful spires. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Eva joyously pointed out the various spires, domes, and way-marks, by which she recognized her native city. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And now, while the distant domes and spires of New Orleans rise to our view, there is yet time for an introduction to Miss Ophelia. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It has one hundred and thirty-six spires--twenty-one more are to be added. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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