blear
[verb]
Synonyms: dull, blur, dim
[adjective]
Synonyms: faint, bleary, dim, ill-defined, indistinct, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undetermined, vague

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blear verb, adjective, & noun. [blɪǝ] ME.
[Origin unkn.: cf. Middle High German blerre blurred vision, Low German blarroged, blerr- bleary-eyed.]
A. verb.
1. verb intrans. Have watery or inflamed eyes, be bleary-eyed. Long rare. ME.

2. verb trans. Dim (the eyes) with tears, rheum, sleep, etc. ME.
blear the eye of, blear the eyes of arch. hoodwink, deceive.

3. verb trans. Blur (the face etc.) with tears, rheum, etc.; make bleary-eyed. LME.
b. adjective.
1. Of the eyes: bleary. Chiefly in blear-eyed below. LME.

2. gen. Dim, misty, indistinct. M17.

Comb.:
blear-eyed adjective = BLEARY-eyed; blear-eyedness = BLEARY-eyedness.
C. noun.
1. In pl. Bleary eyes. rare. Only in E17.

2. The state or condition of being bleared. rare. M19.

■ blearedness noun LME.

■ blearness noun M16.

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