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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spiry \Spir"y\, a. [FR. Spire a steeple.] Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry towns." --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spiry \Spir"y\, a. [From Spire a winding line.] Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. [1913 Webster] Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]