Noah Webster
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