upstaring

upstaring
\\| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: up (I) + staring, present participle of stare
obsolete : standing up on end

the king's son … with hair upstaring — Shakespeare


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  • Upstare — Up*stare , v. i. To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous. Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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