LEER (4)

Source: 567

Leer, n. [[OE. lere cheek, face, look, AS. hleór cheek, face; akin to OS. hlear, hlior, OD. lier, Icel. hlȳr.]] 1. 1. The cheek. Holinshed.
2. 2. Complexion; aspect; appearance.
A Rosalind of a better leer than you. Shak. 3. 3. A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion.
With jealous leer malign Eyed them askance. Milton. She gives the leer of invitation. Shak. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. Pope.