[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

askance \askance"\, askant \askant"\, adv. cf. d. schuin,
   schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. cf.
   asquint.
   sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy,
   or suspicion.
   1913 webster

         they dart away; they wheel askance.      --beattie.
   1913 webster

         my palfrey eyed them askance.            --landor.
   1913 webster

         both . . . were viewed askance by authority.
                                                  --gladstone.
   1913 webster
see also:
asquint 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

askant \askant\ adj.
   1. toward the side, rather than directly ahead; -- used of a
      glance.

   syn: askance, sidelong.
        wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

askant
     adj : used especially of glances directed to one side with or as
           if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with
           their misted askance look"- elizabeth bowen; "sidelong
           glances" syn: askance, asquint, squint, squint-eyed,
            squinty, sidelong
see also:
askance asquint squint squint-eyed squinty sidelong 

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