Defn: With expression.
ESPRINGAL
Es*prin"gal, n. Etym: [See Springal.] (Mil. Antiq.)
Defn: An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.
ESPRIT
Es`prit", n. Etym: [F. See Spirit.]
Defn: Spirit. Esprit de corps (, a French phrase much used by English writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members of a body or association of persons. It implies sympathy, enthusiasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of the body as a whole.
ESPY
Es*py", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espied; p. pr. & vb. n. Espying.] Etym:
[OF. espier, F. épier, from OHG. speh to watch, spy, G. spähen; 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.
ESPY
Es*py", v. i.