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leer |
7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leer \Leer\, v. t. To entice with a leer, or leers; as to leer a man to ruin. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leer \Leer\ (l[=e]r), v. t. To learn. [Obs.] See {Lere}, to learn. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leer \Leer\, a. [OE. lere; akin to G. leer, OHG. & OS l[=a]ri.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Empty; destitute; wanting; as: a Empty of contents. ``A leer stomach.'' --Gifford. b Destitute of a rider; and hence led, not ridden; as a leer horse. --B. Jonson c Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as leer words From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leer \Leer\, n. An oven in which glassware is annealed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leer \Leer\, n. [OE. lere cheek, face, look AS hle['o]r cheek, face; akin to OS hlear, hlior OD lier, Icel. hl[=y]r.] 1. The cheek. [Obs.] --Holinshed. 2. Complexion; aspect; appearance. [Obs.] A Rosalind of a better leer than you --Shak. 3. A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion. With jealous leer malign Eyed them askance. --Milton. She gives the leer of invitation. --Shak. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leer \Leer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leered} (l[=e]rd); p. pr & vb n. {Leering}.] To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc.; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look I will leerupon him as a' comes by --Shak. The priest, above his book, Leering at his neighbor's wife. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leer n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls [syn: {sneer}, {sneering}] 2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin v : look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression: "They leer, they simper at her shame": Gay
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