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Envie

Envie \En*vie"\, v. i. [See Vie.] To vie; to emulate; to strive. [Obs.]
--Spenser.

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envie

vb. (context obsolete English) To vie; to emulate; to strive.

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Envie

Envie is a comune (municipality) in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo.

The municipality of Envie contains the frazione (subdivision) Occa. Envie borders the following municipalities: Barge, Revello, Rifreddo, Sanfront.

Usage examples of "envie".

In this manner he made all the standers by to laugh exceedingly, but my evill fortune which was ever so cruell against me, whom I by travell of so many countreys could in no wise escape, did more and more envie me, with invention of new meanes to afflict my poore body in giving me a new Master as spitefull as the rest.

Thus while he spake, each passion dimm'd his face Thrice chang'd with pale, ire, envie and despair, Which marrd his borrow'd visage, and betraid Him counterfet, if any eye beheld.