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Leer


LEER, verb intransitive

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 transitive To allure with smiles.

LEER, noun

1. The cheek. obsolete

2. Complexion; hue; face. obsolete

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, adjective Empty; also, trifling; frivolous. obsolete