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spies
(encz) | spies,špioni Zdeněk Brož |
Spies
(gcide) | Spy \Spy\, n.; pl. Spies (sp[imac]z). [See Spy, v., and cf.
Espy, n.]
1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.
"These wretched spies of wit." --Dryden.
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2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp,
territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works,
ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to
communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.
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Spy money, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or
secret intelligence regarding the enemy.
Spy Wednesday (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding
the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the
betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot.
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Syn: See Emissary, and Scout.
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crispiest
(encz) | crispiest,nejkřupavější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
spies
(encz) | spies,špioni Zdeněk Brož |
Espies
(gcide) | Espy \Es*py"\, n.; pl. Espies. [OF. espie. See Espy, v.,
Spy.]
A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet.
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Spiesia Lambertii
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
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