Peer (pēr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Peering.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. paraître to appear, L. parere. Cf. Appear.] 1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic]
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So honor peereth in the meanest habit. Shak.
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See how his gorget peers above his gown! B. Jonson.
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2. [Perh. a different word; cf. OE. piren, LG. piren. Cf. Pry to peep.] To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day. Milton.
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Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads. Shak.
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As if through a dungeon grate he peered. Coleridge.
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Peer v. t. To make equal in rank. [R.] Heylin.
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