leery

[Eng. leer (v.); -y.] Cunning, sly. ( Slang .) leēş (1), s . [Fr. lie =dregs; Low Lat. lia , a word of doubtful origin. The word is properly a plural from lee (2), s., but is frequently used as a singular noun.] The dregs, sediment, or gro er parts of any liquor which settle to the bottom; spec., the dregs or sediment of wine. "The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of." Shakesp.: Macbeth, ii. 3. leefter hond =left hand; O. Dut. luft . Not related to leave , v., in the sense of the left , or unused, hand, as suggested by Trench.] A. As adjective : 1. Expre ing or denoting the side opposite to the right; as, the left hand, the left side. "In the rigt syd two and in the lift syde on." Robert of Gloucester, p. 22. 2. Situated or being on one's left hand or side. B. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang : That side which is opposite to the right; that which is on the left side; as, He stood on my left . 2. Politics : That party which sits on the left side of the presiding officer of a legislative body; the opposition; among the legislative a emblies of Europe used to denote the advanced or radical party. (1) Over the left : A slang or colloquial expre ion, used ironically or sarcastically to denote disbelief in or negation of a statement; as, I believe you, over the left. (2) The left bank of a river : The bank which is on the left hand of a person looking down the stream. IMG:content-0466.png:[blocks in formation] lee-some, adj. [Scottish lee lief; suff. -som Pleasant, desirable, agreeable. lee some-lane, adv. Dear self alone. *leēt (1), s. [A variant of lathe (1) (q. v.).] 1. A court-leet (q. v.). 2. The district under the jurisdiction of a court leet. 3. A day on which a court-leet is held. leet-ale, s. A feast or merry-making at a court leet.