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Meaning of spial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈspaɪəl

Definitions

  1. Espionage.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. A spy.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“And priuie spials plast in all his way, / To weete what course he takes, and how he fares […]”
“[ Charles François Dumouriez ], roaming far out, obscure, as King's spial, or sitting sealed up, enchanted in Bastille […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

spiall Spic Spica Spicanese spicataside spicatoside

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