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espial

N การ สืบค้น พบ  จารกรรม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ESPIAL

n.[See Spy. ] A spy; the act of espying.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ESPIAL

Es *pi "al, n. Etym: [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See Espy. ]

 

1. The act of espying; notice; discovery. Screened from espial by the jutting cape. Byron.

 

2. One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obs. ] "Their espials... brought word. " Holland.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

espial

es pi al |iˈspī (ə )l əsˈpaɪəl | ▶noun archaic the action of watching or catching sight of something or someone or the fact of being seen: he withdrew from his point of espial. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘spying ’): from Old French espiaille, from espier ‘espy. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

espial

espial |ɪˈspʌɪ (ə )l, ɛ- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic the action of watching or catching sight of something or someone: he withdrew from his point of espial. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘spying ’): from Old French espiaille, from espier ‘espy ’.

 

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