espiotte (espiot)

[Cf. Sp. espiote, a sharp pointed weapon.) A species of rye. toward the country. (6) The open space be- tween the glacis of a citadel and the first houses of the town.-2. Any open level space or course near a town, especially a kind of terrace along the seaside, for public walks or drives. Apollo, which probably was in the fine esplanade before the castle, where there now remain some fluted pillars of white marble. Pococke , Description of the East, II. ii. 21. All the world was gathered on the terrace of the Kur- saal and the esplanade below it, to listen to the excellent orchestra. H. James , Jr., Pa . Pilgrim, p. 181. esquamate The Puritans espoused the cause of civil liberty mainly because it was the cause of religion. Macaulay , Milton. 4t. To pledge; commit; engage. In the election of our friends we do principally avoid those which are impatient, as those that will espouse us to many factions and quarrels. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, ii. 315.