The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spire bearer
Spire \Spire\, n. [L. spira coil, twist; akin to Gr. ???: cf. F. spire.]
A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
--Dryden.-
(Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n.
Spire bearer. (Paleon.) Same as Spirifer.