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   Blear

   /blir/

   

   verb

   • 1. make dim; blur: "you would blear your eyes with books"

   adjective

   • 1. dim, dull, or filmy: "a medicine to lay to sore and blear eyes"

   noun

   • 1. a film over the eyes; a blur: "he forced his eyes open and shut to rid them of blear"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): probably related to Middle High German blerre ‘blurred vision’ and Low German blarroged ‘bleary-eyed’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • E

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   • A

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   • R

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