Definition of Blear
a.
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.
v. t.
1.
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
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Bleared
( )
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Blearing
.]
That
tickling
rheums
Should
ever
tease
the
lungs
and
blear
the
sight
.
- Cowper.
To blear the eye of
to
deceive
;
to
impose
upon
.
- Chaucer.
Related Words
blear-eyed
,
bleary
,
bleary-eyed
,
tired
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