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{ , n. (Falconry) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the skies,
Make sundry canceliers ere they the fowl can reach. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard the Fox); chanter to chant + clair clear. See Chant, and Clear. ] A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in crowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mock; to flout at. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A word or look of derision or mockery. [ 1913 Webster ]

And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A grin of civility; a leer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who flees. Ld. Berners. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ imp. & p. p. fleered p. pr. & vb. n. fleering. ] [ OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound. ] 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout. [ 1913 Webster ]

To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who fleers. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fleering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. fusilier, fr. fusil. ] (Mil.) (a) Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural: (b) A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, “The Royal Fusiliers, ” etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To learn. [ Obs. ] See Lere, to learn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ 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 horse. B. Jonson. (c) Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An oven in which glassware is annealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. lere cheek, face, look, AS. hleór cheek, face; akin to OS. hlear, hlior, OD. lier, Icel. hl&ymacr_;r. ] 1. The cheek. [ Obs. ] Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Complexion; aspect; appearance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A Rosalind of a better leer than you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion. [ 1913 Webster ]

With jealous leer malign
Eyed them askance. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

She gives the leer of invitation. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Leered 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will leerupon him as a' comes by. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The priest, above his book,
Leering at his neighbor's wife. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Tape or braid; an ornament. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leere side, the left side, as that on which a leere or ornament was worn. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a leering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pistolier. ] One who uses a pistol. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]