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Meaning of spial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈspaɪəl/

Definitions

Espionage.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
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.

See also

spiall Spic Spica Spicanese spicataside spicatoside