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LEER, v.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, v.t. To allure with smiles.
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, a. Empty; also, trifling; frivolous. Obs.