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Definition: To blear the eye of
Blear
\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.
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That tickling rheums
Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight.
--Cowper.
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To blear the eye of, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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