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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

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Stare

Stare (stare)
n.(?)
Stare
[AS. stær. See Starling.] (Zoöl.)
  1. The starling.
    [Obs.]

Stare

Stare (stare)
v. i.
Stare
Skr. sthira firm, strong. ***radic]166. Cf. Sterile.]
  1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.

    For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. Chaucer.

    Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. Shak.

  2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.
  3. To stand out; to project; to bristle.
    [Obs.]

    Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. Shak.

    Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. Mortimer.

    Syn. -- To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze.

Stare

Stare (stare)
v. t.(?)
Stare
  1. To look earnestly at; to gaze at.

    I will stare him out of his wits. Shak.

    To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it." Locke.

Stare

Stare (stare)
n.
Stare
  1. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.
    "A dull and stupid stare." Churchill.












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