Definition of espial in English:

espial

noun ɪˈspʌɪ(ə)lɛˈspʌɪ(ə)ləsˈpaɪ(ə)l

mass nounarchaic

The action of watching or catching sight of something or someone.
he withdrew from his point of espial
Example sentencesExamples
- Presently he moved forward, and, with head still bent, approached the lower end of the garden, where, in a wall higher than that over which Goldthorpe made his espial, there was a wooden door.
- Among the crowd entering the exhibition he could easily keep her in sight without risk of his espial being detected.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'spying'): from Old French espiaille, from espier 'espy'.

Rhymes

denial, dial, Lyall, mistrial, myall, Niall, phial, trial, vial, viol

Definition of espial in US English:

espial

nounəsˈpī(ə)ləsˈpaɪ(ə)l

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
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the crowd entering the exhibition he could easily keep her in sight without risk of his espial being detected.
- Presently he moved forward, and, with head still bent, approached the lower end of the garden, where, in a wall higher than that over which Goldthorpe made his espial, there was a wooden door.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘spying’): from Old French espiaille, from espier ‘espy’.

单词	espial
释义	Definition of espial in English: espial noun ɪˈspʌɪ(ə)lɛˈspʌɪ(ə)ləsˈpaɪ(ə)l mass nounarchaic The action of watching or catching sight of something or someone. he withdrew from his point of espial Example sentencesExamples Presently he moved forward, and, with head still bent, approached the lower end of the garden, where, in a wall higher than that over which Goldthorpe made his espial, there was a wooden door. Among the crowd entering the exhibition he could easily keep her in sight without risk of his espial being detected. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'spying'): from Old French espiaille, from espier 'espy'. Rhymes denial, dial, Lyall, mistrial, myall, Niall, phial, trial, vial, viol Definition of espial in US English: espial nounəsˈpī(ə)ləsˈpaɪ(ə)l 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 Example sentencesExamples Among the crowd entering the exhibition he could easily keep her in sight without risk of his espial being detected. Presently he moved forward, and, with head still bent, approached the lower end of the garden, where, in a wall higher than that over which Goldthorpe made his espial, there was a wooden door. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘spying’): from Old French espiaille, from espier ‘espy’.
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