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Webster 1913 Edition

Blare

Blare

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Blared
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Blaring
.]
[OE.
blaren
,
bloren
, to cry, woop; cf. G.
plärren
to bleat, D.
blaren
to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E.
blast
. Cf.
Blore
.]
To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.
“The trumpet blared.”
Tennyson.

Blare

,
Verb.
T.
To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
To
blare
its own interpretation.
Tennyson.

Blare

,
Noun.
The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.
With
blare
of bugle, clamor of men.
Tennyson.
His ears are stunned with the thunder’s
blare
.
J. R. Drake.

Webster 1828 Edition

Blare

BLARE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. ploro, to dry out, to bawl, to weep.]
1.
To roar; to bellow. [Little used.]
2.
To sweal or melt away, as a candle.
This is, I believe, usually called flare.

BLARE

,
Noun.
Roar; noise. [Little used.]
And sign for battle's blare.
1.
A small copper coin of Bern, nearly of the same value as the ratz.

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