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spiry, a. [From Spire a winding line.].
Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. [1913 Webster]
"Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake."
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spiry, a. [FR. Spire a steeple.].
Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. Thomson. [1913 Webster]
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