spirelet en · NOUN
Etymology
From spire + -let.
Meanings
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A small or slender spire.
West Quantoxhead, 1½ miles to the south-west, has some handsome houses and an imposing mansion, St Audries - now a girls' school - built in the Tudor style in the 19th century, at the same time as the pinkish-buff stone Church of St Ethelreda - also called St Audrey - which has an elegant tapering spirelet.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spirelets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |