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Peered

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peer

2  [peer]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to look narrowly or searchingly, as in the effort to discern clearly.
2. to peep out or appear slightly.
3. to come into view.
Origin:
1585–95; perh. aph. var. of appear

Related forms:
peer⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See peep 1 .
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peer 1   (pîr)   
intr.v.   peered, peer·ing, peers

  1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty. See Synonyms at gaze.

  2. To be partially visible; show: The moon peered from behind dark clouds.


[Middle English piren (probably from Frisian piren) and peren (short for aperen, to appear; see appear).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

peer  (n.)
1303, "an equal in civil standing or rank" (1215 in Anglo-L.), from Anglo-Fr. peir, O.Fr. per (10c.), from L. par "equal." Sense of "noble" (1382) is from Charlemagne's Twelve Peers in the old romances, like knights of the Round Table, originally so called because all were equal. Sociological sense of "one of the same age group or social set" is from 1944. Peerage first recorded 1454. Peer review is first recorded 1971.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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