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spiall

spiall noun: a spy; spies.

Noun

spiall (usually uncountable, plural spiall)

  1. (archaic, usually) A spy; spies.
    • For he by faithful spiall was assur'd, / That Egypt's king was forward on his way.1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, Book I, lxvii
  2. (archaic, usually) The act of spying; espionage.

Forms of spiall

pluralspiall
alternative formspyale
alternative formspial

Questions about spiall

What does spiall mean?
Spiall means a spy; spies.
What part of speech is spiall?
Spiall is a noun.
What is the plural of spiall?
The plural of spiall is spiall.

Words near spiall in the dictionary

  1. sphæroid
  2. sphæroidal
  3. sphæroids
  4. SPI
  5. spial
  6. spiall
  7. spials
  8. Spiby
  9. spic
  10. spic and span
  11. spic-and-span

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