Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Peer (-ed, -ing, -s)
peer (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [Origin uncertain.] (webplay: realm, roads).
- Inspect; scrutinize; look at attentively; watch carefully; observe stealthily.
- Look; stare; fix eyesight on.
- Match; rival; equal; parallel.
- Peep; peek; gaze discretely.
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