steeple

Meanings

Noun

• A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
• A spire.
• A high headdress of the 14th century.

Verb

• To form something into the shape of a steeple.

Origin

• From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz, equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stöpull.