fleer
fleer (flē"ẽr) , noun
One who flees. — Ld. Berners
fleer (flēr) , imperfect and past participle
[Old English flerien; compare Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, Middle High German vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.]
1.
To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout.
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity.
2.
To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obsolete]
Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting.
Fleer , transitive verb
To mock; to flout at. — Beau. & Fl
Fleer , noun
1.
A word or look of derision or mockery.
And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn.
2.
A grin of civility; a leer. [Obsolete]
A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers.