SG Heritage Dictionary

Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Askance [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. ASK'ANCE ,

2. ASK'ANT, adverb sideways; obliquely; towards one corner of the eye.

Askance [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Askant

Askance [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To turn aside.