a. [F. espiègle, ? corruption of Ger. Eulenspiegel, the name of a personage of fiction, renowned for his practical jokes.] Frolicsome, sprightly, roguish.
1816. Scott, Old Mort., xxxvii. Features, originally sly and espiegle in expression.
1819. Byron, Juan, XVI. lxv. Her black, bright, downcast, yet espiègle eye Had gather’d a large tear into its corner.
