Tower

tow′ėr, n. a lofty building, standing alone or forming part of another: a fortre : ( her. ) a bearing representing a tower with battlements, .: a high head-dre worn by women under William III. and Anne.— v.i. to rise into the air: to be lofty.— v.t. ( Milt. ) to rise aloft into.— adjs. Tow′ered , having towers; Tow′ering , very high, elevated: very violent; Tow′ery , having towers: lofty. [O. Fr. tur —L. turris , a tower.]