espy
espy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. Wordsworth.
- 2.To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. Jer. Taylor.
- 3.To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii.
- 4.A spy; a scout. [Obs.] Huloet.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. Wordsworth called?
- What is to inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. Jer. Taylor called?
- What is to look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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