steeple en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsti(ː)pəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈsti(ː)pɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).
Meanings
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A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
So, the woman and the child had gone by, and gone on, and five had sounded from the steeples.
1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “Little Dorrit’s Party”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, 1st book (Poverty), pages 126–127:Above the session-room of the Council is the steeple, and in the steeple is the belfry, where exists, and has existed time out of mind, the pride and wonder of the village—the great clock of the borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
1839, Edgar Allan Poe, The Devil in the Belfry:
- A spire.
- (historical) A high headdress of the 14th century.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steeples | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| steple | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
steepleless · steeple cab · steeplechase · Ainderby Steeple · steeplechasing · Sturton le Steeple · rood-steeple · Steeple Langford · Steeple Mountain · Steeple Bumpstead · steeple hat · steeple keeper · Steeple Claydon · steeple-fingered · steeple engine · steeplehouse · Steeple Aston · steeplebush · steeplelike · Steeple Morden · steeplejack · Steeple Flat · unsteeple
Translations (35)
hu templomtorony (a tall tower, often on a church) · ro turlă (a tall tower, often on a church) · ast campanil (a tall tower, often on a church) · es campanil (a tall tower, often on a church) · sh zvonik (a tall tower, often on a church) · eo preĝejturo (a tall tower, often on a church) · rm clutger (a tall tower, often on a church) · ja 尖塔 (a tall tower, often on a church) · ast campanariu (a tall tower, often on a church) · fr clocher (a tall tower, often on a church) · ca campanar (a tall tower, often on a church) · pt campanário (a tall tower, often on a church) · br kloc'hdi (a tall tower, often on a church) · fi kellotapuli (a tall tower, often on a church) · hu torony (a tall tower, often on a church) · ro clopotniță (a tall tower, often on a church) · es campanario (a tall tower, often on a church) · es espadaña (a tall tower, often on a church) · ru колоко́льня (a tall tower, often on a church) · fi kirkontorni (a tall tower, often on a church) · eu orratz (a tall tower, often on a church) · pt torre sineira (a tall tower, often on a church) · cs špička věže (a tall tower, often on a church) · uk дзвіни́ця (a tall tower, often on a church) · mi koeko (a tall tower, often on a church) · de Kirchturm (a tall tower, often on a church) · is kirkjuturn (a tall tower, often on a church) · ga spuaic (a tall tower, often on a church) · cs kostelní věž (a tall tower, often on a church) · pl dzwonnica (a tall tower, often on a church) · nl kerktoren (a tall tower, often on a church) · it campanile (a tall tower, often on a church) · sh звоник (a tall tower, often on a church) · rm clucher (a tall tower, often on a church) · sv kyrktorn (a tall tower, often on a church)