Part 3929

<blockquote>As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he <b>espied</b> his money. <i>Gen. xlii. 27.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A goodly vessel did I then <b>espy</b> Come like a giant from a haven broad. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.</def>

<blockquote>He sends angels to <b>espy</b> us in all our ways. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.</syn>

<h1>Espy</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*py"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.</def>

<blockquote>Stand by the way, and <b>espy</b>. <i>Jer. xlviii. 19.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Espy</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*py"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Espies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OF. <ets>espie</ets>. See <er>Espy</er>, v., <er>Spy</er>.]</ety> <def>A spy; a scout.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Huloet.</i>

<h1>-esque</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>-esque</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>-isco</ets>. Cf. <er>-ish</er>.]</ety> <def>A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and Spanish. It denotes <i>manner</i> or <i>style</i>; <i>like</i>; <as>as, arab<ex>esque</ex>, after the manner of the Arabs</as>.</def>

<h1>Esquimau</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"qui*mau</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Esquimaux</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Eskimo</er>.</def>

<blockquote>It is . . . an error to suppose that where an <b>Esquimau</b> can live, a civilized man can live also. <i>McClintock.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Esquire</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*quire"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>escuyer</ets>, <ets>escuier</ets>, properly, a shield-bearer, F. <ets>\'82cuyer</ets> shield-bearer, armor-bearer, squire of a knight, esquire, equerry, rider, horseman, LL. <ets>scutarius</ets> shield-bearer, fr. L. <ets>scutum</ets> shield, akin to Gr. <?/ skin, hide, from a root meaning <ets>to cover</ets>; prob. akin to E. <ets>hide</ets> to cover. See <er>Hide</er> to cover, and cf. <er>Equerry</er>, <er>Escutcheon</er>.]</ety> <def>Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below <i>knight</i> and above <i>gentleman</i>; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to <i>squire</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; In England, the title of <i>esquire</i> belongs by right of birth to the eldest sons of knights and their eldest sons in perpetual succession; to the eldest sons of younger sons of peers and their eldest sons in perpetual succession. It is also given to sheriffs, to justices of the peace while in commission, to those who bear special office in the royal household, to counselors at law, bachelors of divinity, law, or physic, and to others. In the United States the title is commonly given in courtesy to lawyers and justices of the peace, and is often used in the superscription of letters instead of <i>Mr</i>.</note>

<h1>Esquire</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*quire"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Esquired</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Esquiring</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Esquisse</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es`quisse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Sketch</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.</def>

<h1>-ess</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>-ess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[OF. <ets>-esse</ets>, LL. <ets>-issa</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A suffix used to form feminine nouns; <as>as, actr<ex>ess</ex>, deacon<ex>ess</ex>, songstr<ex>ess</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Essay</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"say</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Essays</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>essai</ets>, fr. L. <ets>exagium</ets> a weighing, weight, balance; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>agere</ets> to drive, do; cf. <ets>examen</ets>, <ets>exagmen</ets>, a means of weighing, a weighing, the tongue of a balance, <ets>exigere</ets> to drive out, examine, weigh, Gr. <grk>'exa`gion</grk> a weight, <grk>'exagia`zein</grk> to examine, <grk>'exa`gein</grk> to drive out, export. See <er>Agent</er>, and cf. <er>Exact</er>, <er>Examine</er>, <er>Assay</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; <as>as, to make an <ex>essay</ex> to benefit a friend</as>.</def> "The <i>essay</i> at organization."