Definition of Askanced

1. askance [v] - See also: askance

Lexicographical Neighbors of Askanced

ask around
ask for
ask for it
ask for the moon
ask for trouble
ask in
ask me one on sport
ask my arse
ask out
ask over
ask round
ask the question
askability
askable
askance
askanced (current term)
askances
askancing
askant
askanted
askanting
askants
askard
askari
askaris
aske
asked
asked around
asked for
asked for it

Literary usage of Askanced

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus by Æschylus (1902)
"PROMETHEUS Of those death-destined I askanced the eyes From looking on their latter end. CHORUS What cure For such distemper did thy wisdom find ? ..."

2. The World's Progress: With Illustrative Texts from Masterpieces of Egyptian by Delphian Society (1913)
"Prometheus. Of those death-destined I askanced the eyes: From looking on their lauer en£. Chorus. ..."

3. The Southern World: Journal of a Deputation from the Wesleyan Conference to by Robert Young (1855)
"All these offensive epithets were expressed with considerable feeling, whilst the askanced looks of the speaker,, as he glanced upon the whole house, ..."

4. The Southern World: Journal of a Deputation from the Wesleyan Conference to by Robert Young (1854)
"All these offensive epithets were expressed with considerable feeling, whilst the askanced looks of the speaker, as he glanced upon the whole house, ..."

5. The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports by William Hone (1826)
"The pope askanced his eye at Michael with displeasure, and after a short pause saluted him, " Instead of your coming to us, you seem to have expected that ..."

6. The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular by William Hone (1835)
"The pope askanced his eye at Michael with displeasure, and after a short pause saluted him, " Instead of your coming to us, you seem to have expected that ..."

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