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/i spuy"/, v.t., espied, espying.to see at a distance; catch sight of.[1175-1225; ME espyen < OF espier Gmc; cf. G spähen to spy]Syn. discern, descry, discover, perceive, make out.
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Espy — may refer to:People*Cecil Espy (born 1963), American baseball player *Duane Espy, American baseball figure *James Pollard Espy (1785 1860), American meteorologist. *Mike Espy (born 1953), American politician *William Gray Espy (born 1948),… … Wikipedia
espy — ESPY. s. m. La teste du tuyau du bled dans laquelle est le grain. Gros espy. espy bien garni. espy maigre. espy de bled, d orge, &c. espy de froment. quand les bleds sont en espy, montent en espy. On dit communément, que Jamais Avril ne se passa… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Espy — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Cecil Espy (* 1963), US amerikanischer Baseballspieler James Pollard Espy (1785–1860), US amerikanischer Meteorologe Mike Espy (* 1953), US amerikanischer Politiker William Gray Espy (* 1948), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Espy — Es*py , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espying}.] [OF. espier, F. [ e]pier, from OHG. speh?n to watch, spy, G. sp[ a]hen; akin to L. specere to look, species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See {Spice}, {Spy}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Espy — Espy, PA U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1428 Housing Units (2000): 690 Land area (2000): 0.922595 sq. miles (2.389509 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.171830 sq. miles (0.445037 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.094425 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Espy, PA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1428 Housing Units (2000): 690 Land area (2000): 0.922595 sq. miles (2.389509 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.171830 sq. miles (0.445037 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.094425 sq. miles (2 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Espy — Es*py , v. i. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. [1913 Webster] Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Espy — Es*py , n.; pl. {Espies}. [OF. espie. See {Espy}, v., {Spy}.] A spy; a scout. [Obs.] Huloet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
espy — index detect, discern (detect with the senses), identify, observe (watch), perceive, recognize (perceive), s … Law dictionary
espy — (v.) early 13c., aspy, from O.Fr. espier (12c., Mod.Fr. épier), from V.L. *spiare, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. spehon to spy; see SPY (Cf. spy)). Related: Espied. For initial e , see ESPECIAL (Cf. especial) … Etymology dictionary
espy — descry, behold, *see, perceive, discern, notice, remark, note, observe, survey, view, contemplate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
