Webster's Dictionary 1913

3322

Esperance

Es″pe‐rance (?), n. [F. espérance, fr. L. sperans, p. pr. of sperare to hope.] Hope. Shak.

3323

Esperanto

Es′pe‐ran″to (?), n. An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym “Dr. Esperanto” in publishing his first pamp...

3324

Espiaille

‖Es′pi‐aille″ (?), n. Espial.

3325

Espial

Es‐pi″al (?), n. [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See Espy.] 1. The act of espying; notice; discovery.Screened from espial by the jutting cape. Byron.2. One who espies; a spy; a scout...

3326

Espier

Es‐pi″er (?), n. One who espies. Harmar.

3327

Espinel

Es″pi‐nel (?), n. A kind of ruby. See Spinel.

3328

Espionage

Es″pi‐o‐nage (?; 277), n. [F. espionnage, fr. espionner to spy, fr. espion spy, OF. espie. See Espy.] The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and...

3329

Esplanade

Es′pla‐nade″ (?), n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada, explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L. explanare to flatten or spread out. See Explain.] 1. (Fort.) (a) A ...

3330

Esplees

Es‐plees″ (?), n. pl. [LL. expletia, OF. espleit. Cf. Exploit.] (Old Eng. Law) The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as the hay of the meadows, the feed of t...

3331

Espousage

Es‐pous″age (?), n. Espousal. Latimer.

3332

Espousal

Es‐pous″al (?), n. [OF. espousailles, pl., F. épousailles, L. sponsalia, fr. sponsalis belonging to betrothal or espousal. See Espouse, and cf. Sponsal, Spousal.] 1. The act of ...

3333

Espouse

Es‐pouse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Espoused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Espousing.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. épouser, L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p. of s...

3334

Espousement

Es‐pouse″ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. espousement.] The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.

3335

Espouser

Es‐pous″er (?), n. One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.

3336

Espressivo

‖Es′pres‐si″vo (?), a.(Mus.) With expression.

3337

Espringal

Es‐prin″gal (?), n. [See Springal.] (Mil. Antiq.) An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.

3338

Esprit

‖Es′prit″ (?), n. [F. See Spirit.] Spirit.Esprit de corps (�), a French phrase much used by English writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members of a body or associ...

3339

Espy

Es‐py″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Espied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Espying.] [OF. espier, F. épier, from OHG. speh�n to watch, spy, G. spähen; akin to L. specere to look, species sight, ...

3340

Espy (2)

Es‐py″, v. i. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19.

3341

Espy (3)

Es‐py″, n.; pl.Espies (#). [OF. espie. See Espy, v., Spy.] A spy; a scout. Huloet.

3342

Esquimau

Es″qui‐mau (?), n.; pl.Esquimaux (#). Same as Eskimo.It is... an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also. McClintock.

3343

Esquire

Es‐quire″ (?), n. [OF. escuyer, escuier, properly, a shield-bearer, F. écuyer shield-bearer, armor-bearer, squire of a knight, esquire, equerry, rider, horseman, LL. scutarius s...

3344

Esquire (2)

Es‐quire″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Esquired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Esquiring.] To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.

3345

Esquisse

‖Es′quisse″ (?), n. [F. See Sketch.] (Fine Arts) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.

3346

Essay

Es″say (?), n.; pl.Essays (#). [F. essai, fr. L. exagium a weighing, weight, balance; ex out + agere to drive, do; cf. examen, exagmen, a means of weighing, a weighing, the tong...

3347

Essay (2)

Es‐say″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Essayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Essaying.] [F. essayer. See Essay, n.] 1. To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to at...

3348

Essayer

Es‐say″er (?), n. One who essays. Addison.