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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Espy \Es*py"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Espied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espying}.] [OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, from OHG. speh?n to watch, spy, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to look, species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See {Spice}, {Spy}, and cf. {Espionage}.]
1. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. --Gen. xlii. 27.
A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Espy \Es*py"\, verb (used without an object) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
Stand by the way, and espy. --Jer. xlviii. 19.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Espy \Es*py"\, noun; pl. {Espies}. [OF. espie. See {Espy}, v., {Spy}.] A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
espy
verb: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {spy}] [also: {espied}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "espy": behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, glimpse, have in sight, hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, pick up, recognize, remark, see, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in, twig, view, witness
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Espy, PA (CDP, FIPS 24088) Location: 41.00500 N, 76.41769 W Population (1990): 1430 (655 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Espy, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1428 Housing Units (2000): 690 Land area (2000): 0.922595 sq. miles (2.389509 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.171830 sq. miles (0.445037 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.094425 sq. miles (2.834546 sq. km) FIPS code: 24088 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 41.005904 N, 76.414883 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Espy, PA Espy
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