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A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.

Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Lee.

Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

Species; kind. [Obs.] The spices of penance ben three. Chaucer. Abstain you from all evil spice. Wyclif (1. Thess,v. 22). Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet is described in two kinds of spices. The one is named justice distributive, the other is called commutative. Sir T. Elyot.

Spicewood.

A small crisp cake, highly spiced.

One who seasons with spice.

Spices, in general. Chaucer.

An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, wild allspice, and fever bush.

Bearing ears, or spikes; spicate. [Obs.] Bailey.

Spike-shaped. Gray.

In a spicy manner.

The quality or state of being spicy.

A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng.] Spick and span, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or nail just made and a chip just split; brand- new; as, a spick and span novelty. See Span-new. Howell.

An umbelliferous herb (Meum Athamanticum) having finely divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also baldmoney, mew, and bearwort. [Written also spignel.]

Having spikes, or ears, like corn spikes.

The state of having, or being full of, ears like corn. [R.] Bailey.

See Spicose.

A little spike; a spikelet.

Resembling a dart; having sharp points.