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Empty of contents. "A leer stomach." Gifford.

Tape or braid; an ornament. Halliwell. Leere side, the left side, as that on which a leere or ornament was worn. B. Jonson.

In a leering manner.

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.

The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop. [Obs.] The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the skies, Make sundry canceliers are they the fowl can reach. Drayton.

A cock, so called from the clearness or loundness of his voice in crowing.

wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout. To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. Shak.

One who fleers. Beau. & Fl.

In a fleering manner.

Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:

One who uses a pistol. [R.] Carlyle.

A slayer. [Obs.] Chaucer.

mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. Tatler.

ished with very minute hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more species of Leersia.

s of modern poets] . . . without hearing. Pope. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer. Pope.

See Fleer.

To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift.

ches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift.

Allurement; enticement. [R.] She gives the leer of invitation. Shak.

See Leer, a. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.