advb. phr. [A prep.1 + STARE.] Staring; prominent.
1855. Browning, Men & Wom., I. 140. One stiff blind horse, his every bone a-stare, Stood stupified.
1873. Miss Broughton, Nancy, vi. 47. The tulips are all a-blaze and a-stare.
advb. phr. [A prep.1 + STARE.] Staring; prominent.
1855. Browning, Men & Wom., I. 140. One stiff blind horse, his every bone a-stare, Stood stupified.
1873. Miss Broughton, Nancy, vi. 47. The tulips are all a-blaze and a-stare.
