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[aum]hen; akin to L. specere to look,
species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See Spice, Spy,
and cf. Espionage.]
1. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover,
as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to
notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to
spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
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As one of them opened his sack to give his ass
provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.
--Gen. xlii.
27.
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A goodly vessel did I then espy
Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
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2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to
watch; to observe.
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He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer.
Taylor.
Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Espy \Es*py"\, v. i.
To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take
notice; to spy.
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Stand by the way, and espy. --Jer. xlviii.
19.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Espy \Es*py"\, n.; pl. Espies. [OF. espie. See Espy, v.,
Spy.]
A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
espy
v : catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, spy]
[also: espied]
WordNet (r) 2.0
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "espy":
behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, detect,
discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, glimpse, have in sight,
hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out,
mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out,
pick up, recognize, remark, see, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in,
twig, view, witness
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Espy, PA (CDP, FIPS 24088)
Location: 41.00500 N, 76.41769 W
Population (1990): 1430 (655 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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 (2.834546 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24088
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.005904 N, 76.414883 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Espy, PA
Espy
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
descry, espied, spot, spy
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