Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Appearance; aspect; countenance.
  • noun Glance of the eye; regard.
  • noun Search or searching: as, a careful looking for names and dates.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives
  • noun The act of one who looks; a glance.
  • noun obsolete The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.
  • noun anticipation; expectation.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of look.
  • noun obsolete The act of one who looks; a glance.
  • noun obsolete The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
  • noun the act of searching visually
  • noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

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