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A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter. Dunglison.

The state of being blear-eyed.

Somewhat blear.

es. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate. The Bluebeard chamber of his mind, into which no eye but his own must look. Carlyle.

having knowledge derived from books. [Often in a disparaging sense.] Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say, Solon's the veriest fool in all the play. Dryden.

the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. She left her husband almost broken-hearted. Macaulay.

ecter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc. "Bugaboos to fright ye." Lloyd. But, to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate. Pope. The bugaboo of the liberals is the church…

Same as Bugaboo. -- a.

own pigment of varying permanence, consisting of impure lignite. It was found originally near Cassel (now Kassel), Germany.

A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or motor remains constant; -- called also change-speed gear.

See Cheer.

Timid; fearful; cowardly. Bunyan.

The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition. Milton. Addison.

A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth.

A change-speed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding endwise.

ransparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. Denham. Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. Canticles vi. 10.

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. Tennyson.

Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.

Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.

Shining brightly. Shak.