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Espial   Listen
noun
Espial  n.  
1.
The act of espying; notice; discovery. "Screened from espial by the jutting cape."
2.
One who espies; a spy; a scout. (Obs.) "Their espials... brought word."





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"Espial" Quotes from Famous Books



... the roof, Gregory and Grace scarcely observed the entrance of the lion-tamer. Secured from espial, absorbed in each other, they were able, thanks to the surrounding clamor of voices, to discuss their future plans with some ...
— Fran • John Breckenridge Ellis
... No sooner had she departed, than he took his pocket telescope, slowly sweeping the circuit of the bay as she drew nearer and nearer Beyrout. He has succeeded in distinguishing, among the mass of buildings, the top of the house in which she lives, but alas! it is one story too low, and his patient espial has only been rewarded by the sight of some cats promenading on ...
— The Lands of the Saracen - Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain • Bayard Taylor
... method and spoke of espial and discovery. This young man might be rich. If so, marriage should be thought of. Against the shell of her ear broke the waves of worldly cunning. The arrows of craft shot by her. She saw the thin ...
— The Picture of Dorian Gray • Oscar Wilde


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