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• Crown steeple — of St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh A crown steeple, or crown spire, is a traditional form of church steeple in which curved stone flying buttresses form the open shape of a rounded crown. It appeared in medieval church architecture in England and… …   Wikipedia

• steeple-crown — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a hat crown that is high and pointed like a steeple 2. : a hat with a steeple crown • steeple crowned | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective * * * steepˈle crown noun A high conical hat (also adjective) • • • …   Useful english dictionary

• Crown of Thorns (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Religion 2 Biology and Botany 3 Music 4 Other …   Wikipedia

• Steeple-crowned — Stee ple crowned ( kround ), a. 1. Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple crowned building. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a crown shaped like a steeple; as, a steeple crowned hat; also, wearing a hat with such a crown. [1913 Webster] This grave, bearded,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Steeple Bumpstead — infobox UK place country = England official name= Steeple Bumpstead latitude= 52.0233 longitude= 0.2654 population = c . 2000 civil parish= Steeple Bumpstead shire district= Braintree shire county = Essex region= East of England constituency… …   Wikipedia

• crown — crownless, adj. /krown/, n. 1. any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems. 2. a similar ornamental headgear worn by a person designated king or… …   Universalium

• steeple-crowned — adjective see steeple crown * * * steepˈle crowned adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑steeple …   Useful english dictionary

• crown — 1. noun 1) a jeweled crown Syn: coronet, diadem, circlet, tiara; literary coronal 2) the world heavyweight crown Syn: title, award, accolade, distinction; trophy, cup, medal …   Thesaurus of popular words

• steeple — n. a tall tower, esp. one surmounted by a spire, above the roof of a church. Phrases and idioms: steeple crowned (of a hat) with a tall pointed crown. Derivatives: steepled adj. Etymology: OE stepel stypel f. Gmc (as STEEP(1)) …   Useful english dictionary

• steeple-crowned — adjective (of a hat) having a tall, pointed crown …   English new terms dictionary

• John Mylne (1611-1667) — Infobox Architect caption =John Mylne, painted by an unknown artist around 1650. name =John Mylne nationality =Scottish birth date =1611 birth place = Perth, Scotland death date = 24 December 1667 death place = Edinburgh significant buildings=… …   Wikipedia