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单词 spirelet
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spireletn.

/ˈspʌɪəlɪt/
Etymology: < spire n.1 + -let suffix.
A small spire, esp. one erected on a church tower or turret. (Frequently from c1850.)
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > superstructure above a roof > spire
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1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 257 The tower is square of brick, with an octagonal lantern, and above all a tall spirelet.
1867 Baring-Gould Path Just 120 A small religious house hard by, with a spirelet and bell.
1894 Church Q. Rev. Apr. 52 In most cases the central tower of their churches becomes a mere spirelet.
attributive.1900 Jrnl. Royal Archæol. Inst. 57 3 It had a plain spirelet top with a finial.
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