Obs. slang. Also 7 tweer. [f. TWIRE v.1] A glance, a leer.
1676. Etheredge, Man of Mode, III. iii. The affected smiles, the silly by-words, and Amorous Tweers, in passing.
1679. Mrs. Behn, Feigned Courtezans, I. ii. Such an Eye, so sparkling, with an amorous Twire. Ibid. (1682), False Count, I. ii. Winks, and nods, and signes, and twires.
1719. D’Urfey, Pills, V. 74. You toss a twire, a grin.
