*leer*

{ } n. [ F. bandoulière (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F. bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See Band, n. ] 1. A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , 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 ]

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