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gleek |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gleek \Gleek\, n. [Prob. fr Icel. leika to play, play a trick on with the prefix ge-; akin to AS gel[=a]can, Sw leka to play, Dan. lege.] 1. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. [Obs.] Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks ? --Shak. 2. [Cf. {Glicke}] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.] A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. --Beau. & Fl From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gleek \Gleek\, v. i. To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gleek \Gleek\, n. [OF. glic, G. gl["u]ck, fortune. See {Luck}.] 1. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] --Pepys. Evelyn. 2. Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence three of anything [Obs.]
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