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Blear Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Blear? [adj] tired to the point of exhaustion [v] make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Blear: blear-eyed \| bleary \| bleary-eyed \| blur \| tired Related Terms \| Find terms related to Blear: See Also \| alter \| change \| dim \| slur Blear In Webster's Dictionary \Blear\, a. [See {Blear}, v.] 1. Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes. His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. --Dryden. 2. Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim. Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion. --Milton. \Blear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blearing}.] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E. blink. See {Blink}, and cf. {Blur}.] To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink. That tickling rheums Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight. --Cowper. {To blear the eye of}, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Blear Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blear?

[adj] tired to the point of exhaustion
[v] make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"

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See Also | alter | change | dim | slur

Blear In Webster's Dictionary

\Blear\, a. [See {Blear}, v.]
1. Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes.

         His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. --Dryden.

2. Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim.

         Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion.
                                               --Milton.


\Blear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blearing}.] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira
to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E.
blink. See {Blink}, and cf. {Blur}.]
To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or
blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral
perception); to blind; to hoodwink.

      That tickling rheums Should ever tease the lungs and
      blear the sight.                         --Cowper.

{To blear the eye of}, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

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