expiscation
Definitions
The act of expiscating or searching for information; fishing.
archaic, countable, figuratively, formal, uncountable, usually
Examples
“All thy worth, yet, thy selfe must Patronise, By quaffing more of the Castalian Head; In expiscation of whose Mysteries, Our Netts must still be clogd, with heauy Lead⟳, To make⟳ them sincke, and catche”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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