upstaringadj.
Chiefly as present participle.† 1. Of hair: Standing on end. Obsolete.
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the world > life > the body > hair > horripilation > [adjective]
staring1578
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upstart1590
upstarted1602
bristling1607
erected1610
starting1680
horrent1744
horripilant1837
stivereda1855
erect1870
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. H3 They might perceiue his..Curld vncombed heares Vpstaring stiffe.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 214 The Kings sonne Ferdinand With haire vp-staring . View more context for this quotation
2. Gazing upwards.For ‘vp-staring’ in Marlowe's Hero & L. ii. 200 the true reading is probably ‘vp-starting’, as in some later editions.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking upwards
uplookinga1340
upseeking1801
upstaring1835
upward-gazing1871
1835 J. Ruskin Tour France x, in Wks. (1903) II. 400 I stood, upstaring at the lofty steeple.
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