spide
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of spide
C20: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Enforst to seeke some covert nigh at hand, A shadie grove not farr away they spide, That promist ayde the tempest to withstand; Whose loftie trees, yelad with sommers pride, Did spred so broad, that heavens light did hide, Not perceable with power of any starr: And all within were pathes and alleies wide, With footing worne, and leading inward farr; Faire harbour that them seems; so in they entred ar.
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“Blue an’ gol’ spide?” queried Hop Lung.
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Spide he all the samee buttelfly,” 216 announced Hop Lung.
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Similarly, the light gun called �spide or aspic, meaning "asp-like," was named after the venomous asp.
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VII 55 Enforst to seeke some covert nigh at hand, A shadie grove� not far away they spide, That promist ayde the tempest to withstand: Whose loftie trees yclad with sommers pride Did spred so broad, that heavens light did hide, 60 Not perceable with power of any starre: And all within were pathes and alleies wide, With footing worne, and leading inward farre: Faire harbour that them seemes; so in they entred arre.
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