espiegle adjective.
[ɪ'spjeɪg(ǝ)l, ɛspjɛgl] Now
rare.
E19.[French (Ul)espiegle from Dutch Uilenspiegel (= German Eulenspiegel), from uil OWL noun + spiegel mirror from Latin speculum. Cf. owlglass s.v. OWL noun.]Frolicsome, roguish.
■ espieglerie noun frolicsomeness, roguishness
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