espieryn.
/ɪˈspʌɪəri/ rare.
The action or habit of espying. Const. of.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of
discovery1587
espial1588
espiery1845
sighting1853
1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. ix. 224 The espiery of the letter's confidence at home.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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n.1845- to draw a bright line
- to draw a bye
- to draw a covert blank
- to draw a discreet veil over
- to draw a etc blank
- to draw a fine line
- to draw a guernsey
- to draw a line
- to draw a line in the sand
- to draw a line under
- to draw a line under something
- to draw a parallel
- to draw a person out of the hat
- to draw a person to death
- to draw a person's eyeteeth
- to draw a person's leg
- to draw a person's mouth
- to draw a sneck
- to draw a straw or straws
- to draw a thing out of the hat
- to draw a veil
- to draw a veil over
- to draw a wood blank
- to draw abroad
- to draw after