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a very tall building with many stories

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  1. n. a very tall building with many stories
  2. (a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2) A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.] (b) A very tall building. (c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang or Colloq.]
  3. A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have beensometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.](b) A very tall building.(c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang orColloq.]
  4. n:100 n. a very tall building with many stories