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Pronunciation : Fle"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who flees. Ld. Berners.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fleer
Part of Speech : [imp.
Etymology : [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.]
Definition : 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. To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. Shak.

2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.] Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. Latimer.

& p. p. Fleered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fleer
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To mock; to flout at. Beau. & Fl.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fleer
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A word or look of derision or mockery. And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. Shak.

2. A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.] A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913