Steeple-crowned

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Steeple-crowned \Stee"ple-crowned`\ (-kround`), a.
     1. Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building.
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     2. Having a crown shaped like a steeple; as, a
        steeple-crowned hat; also, wearing a hat with such a


        crown.
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              This grave, bearded, sable-cloaked, and
              steeple-crowned progenitor.           --Hawthorne.
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