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fle"er (fl&ē;"&etilde_;r), n. One who flees. Ld. Berners.
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fleer (fl&ē;r), [imp. & p. p. fleered (fl&ē;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. fleering.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 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.
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To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. Shak.
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2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.]
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Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. Latimer.
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Fleer, v. t. To mock; to flout at. Beau. & Fl.
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Fleer, n. 1. A word or look of derision or mockery.
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And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. Shak.
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2. A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.]
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A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. South.
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