spier
Meaning
- (feminine) muscle (contractile tissue)
- (archaic,feminine) blade (of a plant)
- (archaic,feminine) blade of grass
- (feminine) spar (pole)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/spir/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), from Old Dutch *spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīraz, *spīrǭ. In Middle Dutch, the word took the meaning "muscle", likely due to the similarities in shape between its earlier meanings and muscle fibers.
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