Spiry
adjective
1.
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
2.
abounding in spires or steeples.
adjective
1.
spiral; coiled; coiling; helical.
adjective
1.
(poetic) of spiral form; helical
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