gleek
gleek is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Etym: [Cf. Glicke] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.] A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. Beau. & Fl.
- 2.To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] Shak.
- 3.A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] Pepys. Evelyn.
- 4.Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence, three of anything. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is etym: [Cf. Glicke] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.] A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. Beau. & Fl called?
- What is to make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] Shak called?
- What is a game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] Pepys. Evelyn called?
- What is three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence, three of anything. [Obs.] called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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