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Webster 1913 Edition
Leer
Leer
,Adj.
[OE.
lere
; akin to G. leer
, OHG. & OS. lāri
.] [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
horseB. Jonson.
(c)
Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous;
as,
. leer
wordsLeer
,Noun.
An oven in which glassware is annealed.
Leer
,Noun.
[OE.
lere
cheek, face, look, AS. hleór
cheek, face; akin to OS. hlear
, hlior
, OD. lier
, Icel. hlȳr
.] 1.
The cheek.
[Obs.]
Holinshed.
2.
Complexion; aspect; appearance.
[Obs.]
A Rosalind of a better
leer
than you. Shakespeare
3.
A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion.
With jealous
Eyed them askance.
leer
malignEyed them askance.
Milton.
She gives the
leer
of invitation. Shakespeare
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil
leer
. Pope.
Leer
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Leered
(lērd)
; 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
leer
upon him as a’ comes by. Shakespeare
The priest, above his book,
Leering
at his neighbor's wife. Tennyson.
Leer
,Verb.
T.
To entice with a leer, or leers;
as, to
. leer
a man to ruinDryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Leer
LEER
,Verb.
I.
1.
To look obliquely; to turn the eye and cast a look from a corner, either in contempt, defiance or frowning, or for a sly look.2.
To look with a forced countenance.LEER
,Verb.
T.
LEER
, n.1.
The cheek. Obs.2.
Complexion; hue; face. Obs.3.
An oblique view.- With jealous leer malign eyed them askance.
4.
An affected cast of countenance.Damn with faint praise, concede with civil leer.
LEER
,Adj.