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SKLENT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. chiefly Scottish : to glance sideways : look askance 2. chiefly Scottish : to cast aspersions transitive verb Scottish : to direct sideways : slant. www.merriam-webster.com
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SKLENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun · any slanting surface, as a slope. · a sideways or oblique movement. · a sideways glance. verb (used without object). to move or lie on ... www.dictionary.com
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SKLENT definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
sklent in American English · 1. any slanting surface, as a slope · 2. a sideways or oblique movement · 3. a sideways glance. intransitive verb · 4. to move or ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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sklent
▪ I. sklent, n. Sc. Also sclent. [Sc. var. of slent n. Cf. the earlier asklent adv.] A slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side-look, etc.1768 Ross Helenore 16 With easy sklent, on every side the braes..wi' scatter'd busses raise. 1786 Burns To J. Smith vii, This while my notion's tae... Oxford English Dictionary
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sklent, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the verb sklent is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for sklent is from 1513, in a translation by Gavin Douglas, ... www.oed.com
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Word of the Day - sklent - Dictionary.com
Sklent, “to deviate from a straight course,” is a Scots variant of Middle English slenten “to slant.” www.dictionary.com
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asclent
aˈsklent, aˈsclent, adv. [Cf. sclender, sclate = slender, slate.] Scotch form of aslant.1584 J. Carmichael Let. in Misc. Wodr. Soc. (1844) 443 They..hes bene farther careit asklent then reason can warrand. 1657 S. Colvil Whigs Supplic. (1751) 61 They always took the bog a-sclent [= they fled]. 1792 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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SND :: sklent n1 v1 adj adv prep - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–) · 1. intr. To slope, slant, lie awry or to one side (Sc. · 2. intr. · 3. tr. · 4. (1) in gen.: to aim (something) sideways ... dsl.ac.uk
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Word of the Day 01/29/23 Sklent: 1_million_words — LiveJournal
Sklent (noun, verb) sklent or sclent [ sklent ] noun 1. any slanting surface, as a slope. 2. a sideways or oblique movement. 1-million-words.livejournal.com
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sklent - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
sklent · any slanting surface, as a slope. · a sideways or oblique movement. · a sideways glance. v.i.. Scottish Termsto move or lie on a slant. www.wordreference.com
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SND :: sklent n3 - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
SKLENT, n.3 Also sklant, sclant. Chance, opportunity; interval, as in a storm (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1970).Sh. 1901 T. P. Ollason Mareel 39: dsl.ac.uk
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"SKLENT": A subtle, slanting sideways glance - OneLook
Possible misspelling? More dictionaries have definitions for silent, solent -- could that be what you meant? We found 6 dictionaries that define the word sklent ... onelook.com
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slent
▪ I. slent, n.1 Now dial. Also 4 slente. [a. ON. *slent (Norw. slent a side-slip paa slent aslant; Sw. slänt slope, slant, på slänt aslant), related to *slenta slent v.1 (whence sense 3). See also sklent n. and slant n.1] 1. A slope or declivity. = slant n.1 1.13.. E.E. Allit. P. A. 141 By-ȝonde þe ... Oxford English Dictionary
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gent
▪ I. gent, n. (dʒɛnt) [Short for gentleman.] a. = gentleman; now only vulgar, exc. as applied derisively to men of the vulgar and pretentious class who are supposed to use the word, and as used in tradesmen's notices. Early prose examples are doubtful, as they may represent only the graphic abbrevia... Oxford English Dictionary
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