steeple

• steple (obsolete)

Middle English stēpel from Old English stīepel, akin to Old English stēap.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstiːpəl/
• Rhymes: -iːpəl

steeple (plural steeples)

1. A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
2. A spire.
3. (historical) A high headdress of the 14th century.

• steepleless

steeple (third-person singular simple present steeples, present participle steepling, simple past and past participle steepled)

1. (transitive) To form something into the shape of a steeple.

   He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.

• steepled

• Teeples, peelest