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

peer \peer\ p=er, v. i. imp.  p. p. peered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. peering. of. parir, pareir equiv. to f. para^itre to
   appear, l. parere. cf. appear.
   1. to come in sight; to appear. poetic
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            so honor peereth in the meanest habit. --shak.
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            see how his gorget peers above his gown --b.
                                                  jonson.
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   2. perh. a different word; cf. oe. piren, lg. piren. cf.
      pry to peep. to look narrowly or curiously or intently;
      to peep; as, the peering day. --milton.
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            peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads.
                                                  --shak.
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            as if through a dungeon grate he peered.
                                                  --coleridge.
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see also:
peered peering appear pry 

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