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‖ espiègle, a.|ɛspjɛgl|
[F. espiègle, ? corruption of Ger. Eulenspiegel, the name of a personage of fiction, renowned for his practical jokes.]
Frolicsome, sprightly, roguish.
1816Scott Old Mort. xxxvii, Features, originally sly and espiegle in expression. 1819Byron Juan xvi. lxv, Her black, bright, downcast, yet espiègle eye Had gather'd a large tear into its corner. |