blear
21blear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. blurred; bloodshot. See vision, dimness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dim, blur, obscure; see shade 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, befog, blur, cloud,… …
22blear — v. n. == become bleareyed. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211 …
23blear — blɪə v. make the eyes dim, make the eyes sore or watery …
24blear — baler …
25blear — archaic adjective dim or dull. verb make (the eyes) dim or bleary. Origin ME (as v.): prob. related to Mid. High Ger. blerre blurred vision and Low Ger. blarroged bleary eyed …
26blear — v. a. Dim, make rheumy, make watery …
27blear — v 1. blur, tear, water, cry; dim, cloud. See blur (def.2). adj 2. blurred, blurry, dimmed, clouded, unclear, fogged, foggy. n 3. blur, cloudiness, dimness. See blur (def.5) …
28blear — adj. & v. archaic adj. 1 (of the eyes or the mind) dim, dull, filmy. 2 indistinct. v.tr. make dim or obscure; blur. Etymology: ME, of uncert. orig …
29To 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… …
30blear-eyed — adjective Date: 14th century bleary eyed …