O, how are they wrapped in with infamies
That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes!
Shak.
Ask"er, n. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. Shak.
Ask"er, n. [A corruption of AS. a&?;exe lizard, newt.] (Zoöl.) An ask; a water newt. [Local Eng.]
A*skew", adv. & a. [Pref. a- + skew.] Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry. Spenser.
Ask"ing, n. 1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. Longfellow.