Meaning of leere | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tape or braid; an ornament.
   obsolete
2. A layer.
   obsolete
3. A look or glance.
   obsolete
4. A joke or jest; a bit of comedy.
   obsolete

Examples

“And then if it be before Mid-Cancer,& the hony-weather hold⟳; your best way is to double⟳ the stall, by turning the skirt of the Hiue vpward, and setting a leere prepared Hiue fast vpon it: into which they will ascend, and worke and tbreed there as well as in the old,”

“First, make⟳ an hole in the earth with very good tempered clay that will hold⟳ water, and let⟳ it be narrow in the bottome, and wider and wider above to the toppe to the breadth of 2 or 3 or 4 yards; then fill⟳ the Pit with water & lay⟳ over it barres of iron⟳ of sufficient strength and thicknesse to beare the burden that must lye upon it; and let⟳ them lye so neare together that the stones & wood cannot fal through: then lay⟳ thereupon a leere of drye wood, and a leere of your red stone not broken small, and so doe againe till it be a yard thick or more, then give⟳ fire to it on the wind side, and goe a-way out of the danger of the fumes, till you see⟳ a far off that the fire is finished and burned quite out.”

“If when winter is past Corn be very cheap, then would I have⟳ all the richest Farmers, who are able to forbear their money, to thrash up the most part of their other Corn, and to take⟳ down the foresaid Rick, and to make⟳ it up again with a leere of threashed Corn, with chaffe and all together, by which meanes he may lay⟳ up a wonderfull great quantity in a little room, and have⟳ his Straw for his present⟳ use⟳, and withall the poorer sort⟳ of Farmers may have⟳ a better sale for their Corn to pay⟳ their rents withall.”

“I gave a leere With that same eye that made her turne her whites up.”

“Pursuing my Voyage through the City, and casting a Leere into the Shops of the Rich Drapers, Mercers, and Lacemen, I saw⟳ them haunted by many People in Want⟳, especially young Heirs newly at Age, and Spendthrifts, that came to borrow Money of them.”

“Heere I meete with many of my old acquaintance, and with Sam Tuke every hower of a day almost; a word hath not paste betwixte us; sometimes a leere.”

“A leere put⟳ upon the Father by his Sonne.”

“Cell. You Wit, Sir, will be better imploy'd anotther way; Come⟳ Cousin, let's go listen⟳ to the Gentleman, no doubt⟳, we shall find⟳ a great reformation. Hyl. Why, look⟳ ye Gentlemen, this is alwayes my damn'd luck, Pox on't, they won't allow⟳ me so much as a Leere; but hush —here comes the Monfieur.”

“Instead of a little Davy, to take⟳ toll o'the Bawds, the Author doth promise⟳ a strutting Horse-courser with a Leere-drunkard, two or three to attend⟳ him, in as good Equipage as you would wish⟳.”

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