- espial
- noun Date: 14th century 1. observation 2. an act of noticing ; discovery
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Espial — Es*pi al, n. [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See {Espy}.] 1. The act of espying; notice; discovery. [1913 Webster] Screened from espial by the jutting cape. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obs.] Their espials . . . brought… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
espial — index discovery, espionage, observation, perception, recognition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
espial — [e spī′əl, ispī′əl] n. [ME espiaille < OFr < espier: see SPY] 1. an espying or being espied; observation 2. discovery 3. Obs. a spy … English World dictionary
espial — /i spuy euhl/, n. 1. the act of spying. 2. the act of keeping watch; observation. [1350 1400; ME espiaille < MF. See ESPY, AL2] * * * … Universalium
espial — noun a) Act of noticing or observing. b) The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery … Wiktionary
espial — Synonyms and related words: bringing to light, bugging, casual discovery, catching, chance discovery, cloak and dagger work, counterespionage, counterintelligence, detection, determination, determining, disclosure, discovery, distinguishment,… … Moby Thesaurus
espial — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, heed, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, regard, remark. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE … English dictionary for students
espial — n. detection; act of catching sight of something; act of detecting something; act of spying … English contemporary dictionary
espial — [ɪ spʌɪ(ə)l, ɛ ] noun archaic the action of watching or catching sight of someone or something. Origin ME: from OFr. espiaille, from espier espy … English new terms dictionary
espial — n. Notice, observation, discovery … New dictionary of synonyms
