v. t. To excel or overcome in staring; to face down. [ 1913 Webster ]
I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To outstare. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To stare wildly. [ Obs. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An old Spanish silver coin of the value of about twenty cents. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sepia + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a bone. ] (Zool.) The bone or shell of cuttlefish. See Illust. under Cuttlefish. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. staer. See Starling. ] (Zool.) The starling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. [ 1913 Webster ]
I will stare him out of his wits. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To stare in the face,
n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. “A dull and stupid stare.” Churchill. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who stares, or gazes. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous. “Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]