bleared, ppl. a.
(blɪəd)
Forms: 4 bleried, 4–5 blerid, 4–6 blered, 5 bleryd, bleryed, (Sc.) bleirit, 6 blerde, bleered, 6–7 bleard, 8 (Sc.) bleerit, 6– bleared.
[f. blear v.1 + -ed.]
1. Of the eyes: Dimmed with tears, morbid matter, or inflammation. Also fig.; see blear v.1 3.
| c 1340 Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 962 Þe tweyne yȝen were..sellyly blered. 1362 Langl. P. Pl. A v. 109 Bitel-brouwed with twei blered [v.r. blerid(e] eiȝen. 1382 Wyclif Gen. xxix. 17 Lya was with blerid eyen. 1525 Ld. Berners Froiss. II. x. 21 Kyng Robert of Scotlande..with a payre of reed blered eyen. 1579 Gosson Sch. Abuse (Arb.) 27 Searching for moats with a pair blearde eies. 1792 Burns Duncan Gray, Duncan..Grat his een baith bleer't and blin'. 1848 Lytton Harold i. 307 The witch..looking into her face with bleared and rheumy eyes. |
2. Said of the face or person: Blurred with running from the eyes; blear-eyed.
| 1500 Ort. Voc. in Promp. Parv. 39 note, Lippus dicitur..blered of the eye. 1596 Shakes. Merch. V., iii. ii. 59 With bleared visages come forth to view The issue of th' exploit. 1793 Burns Meg o' the Mill ii, The Laird was a widdiefu', bleerit knurl. 1863 Kingsley Water Bab. viii. (1878) 369 Mr. Grimes so sooty and bleared and ugly. |
† 3. fig. Mentally blinded, deceived. Obs.
| 1549 Cheke Hurt Sedit. (1641) 31 So much blered, that you did think impossible things. |