Secure—unnoted—Conrad's prow pass'd by, / And anchor'd where his ambush meant to lie; / Screen'd from espial by the jutting cape, / That rears on high its rude fantastic shape.
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Espial
//ɪˈspaɪ.əl//
Synonyms for "espial" (70 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (35)
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Translations
6 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- забелязване noun (act of noticing or observing)
- съзиране noun (act of noticing or observing)
Polish
2 entries- dostrzeżenie noun (act of noticing or observing)
- wyśledzenie noun (act of noticing or observing)
Russian
2 entries- высле́живание noun (act of noticing or observing)
- наблюде́ние noun (act of noticing or observing)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
She had, however, the comfort of knowing that her lady's wardrobe was in her power, but it did not avail her much, as the servants of the house were so shocked at the Frenchwoman's refusal to nurse her sick lady, that every eye was upon her in the way of espial and condemnation; […]
Source: wiktionary
these be most necessarie for the espials belonging vnto a camp
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King. Sweet Gertrude leave us too, For we have closely sent for Hamlet hither, That he, as 'twere by accident, may there Affront Ophelia. Her Father[ ]and my selfe (lawful espials) Will so bestow our selves, that seeing unseene We may of their encounter frankely judge
Source: wiktionary
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