- a variation of askance.
askant
Example Sentences
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"Not I," said Leicester, looking askant at the picture.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 by Various
"Was no one mentioned beside Thor's children and myself?" asked the priest, looking askant at Balder as he spoke.
From Idolatry A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
He looked askant at Monckton, and he showed the white of his eyes more and more.
From A Perilous Secret by Charles Reade
I glanced at him askant, my boy, and says I, innocently, "I see a still better reason for your clothing yourself for battle in newspapers."
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 by Robert H. Newell
“No, not yet,” said Mrs Dean, who looked askant at the fresh-comer, and as if she did not approve of him.
From To The West by George Manville Fenn
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