[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

espy \espy"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. espied; p. pr.  vb. n.
   espying. of. espier, f. 'epier, from ohg. speh?n to
   watch, spy, g. spaumhen; 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.
      1913 webster

            as one of them opened his sack to give his ass
            provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.
                                                  --gen. xlii.
                                                  27.
      1913 webster

            a goodly vessel did i then espy
            come like a giant from a haven broad. --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   2. to inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to
      watch; to observe.
      1913 webster

            he sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --jer.
                                                  taylor.

   syn: to discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
        1913 webster
see also:
espied espying spice spy espionage 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

espy \espy"\, v. i.
   to look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take
   notice; to spy.
   1913 webster

         stand by the way, and espy.              --jer. xlviii.
                                                  19.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

espy \espy"\, n.; pl. espies. of. espie. see espy, v.,
   spy.
   a spy; a scout. obs. --huloet.
   1913 webster
see also:
espies espy spy 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

espy
     v : catch sight of syn: descry, spot, spy
     also: espied
see also:
descry spot spy espied 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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