Definition of Leerings

1. Noun. (plural of leering) ¹

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Definition of Leerings

1. leering [n] - See also: leering

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leerings

leeks
leeped
leeping
leeps
leered
leerer
leerers
leerier
leeriest
leerily
leeriness
leerinesses
leering
leeringly
leerings (current term)
leerness
leers
leery
lees
leese
leeses
leesing
leesome
leesy
leet
leetle
leetman
leetmen
leets

Literary usage of Leerings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"Leers, and leerings, in Beaumont and Fletcher's Mons. Thomas, does not seem to have any reference to this ; it means rather, sly looks, ..."

2. History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 by John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott (1884)
"... And the dull leerings of a blinking eye— All seek for safety in the dark'nlug veil— All fly for rescue from the critic's stare— The red, the dark, ..."

3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"Leers, and leerings, in Beaumont an Fletcher's Mous. Thomas, does nc seem to have any reference to this ; i means rather, sly looks, ..."

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