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Definition of Askant

Askant
Askance A*skance", Askant A*skant", adv. [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. Asquint.] Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion. They dart away; they wheel askance. --Beattie. My palfrey eyed them askance. --Landor. Both . . . were viewed askance by authority. --Gladstone.

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- "askant." Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010, www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/askant. Accessed...
- the paper, sharpened the pencil, took a square look at the Temple and an askant one at the Bedawins and made my first line—they made no motion and after...
- (2005), Recalling the Indies: Colonial Culture and Postcolonial Identities, Askant Academic Publishers, ISBN 978-90-5260-119-9 Ikegami, Shigehiro (2005), "A...
- (2005). Recalling the Indies: Colonial Culture and Postcolonial Identities. Askant Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-90-5260-119-9. Archived from the original...
- in the Illustrated London News: "Perhaps at first the authorities looked askant at the woman-volunteer; but they soon found her worth and utility; and from...
- perspectives on collecting, preserving, and sharing women's history. Amsterdam: Askant. ISBN 9789052602998. OCLC 751963325. Tjoa, Twie (1993). "Sociale programma's...