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▪ I. ˈunderlook, n. [under-1 9.] A covert look or glance.
1821T. Moore Diary 2 July, She said it was..the peculiarity of a sort of under look he used to give that produced this effect upon her. 1889Howells Hazard New Fort. iv. viii, She said, with an underlook at her husband. ▪ II. underˈlook, v. [under-1 4 b.] 1. trans. To look at, or inspect, from beneath.
1682Hickeringill Black Non-Conf. iii. 14 They would be Shepherds and feed his Sheep, and anoint them for the Scab, and underlook them. 1873Mrs. Whitney Other Girls xviii, The place where they could lean in between the trees, and overlook and underlook the shining tumult. 2. To miss seeing by looking too low.
1802Beddoes Hygëia ii. 56 Do they not underlook that sole essential condition to happiness, the inward state? |