Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Espy (espies, espied)
espy (espies, espied), v. [OFr < L. < Gk 'to look'.] (webplay: distance, hid, man, sea, visible, way, word).
See; spot; descry; exclaim; declare; discover unexpectedly; examine closely.
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