askant

Alteration of askance, apparently after aslant.

askant (comparative more askant, superlative most askant)

1. (now rare) Aslant; to one side, askance. [from 17th c.]
   • 1917, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Copper Streak Trail‎:

     He folded the bill lovingly and tucked it away; but he flipped the coin from his thumb, spinning in the sun, caught it as it fell, and glanced askant at old Pete.

askant (comparative more askant, superlative most askant)

1. (now rare) Aslant, sloping.
   • 1901, Elizabeth Stoddard, The Morgesons‎:

     While appearing to listen to Adelaide, her eyes wandered over me with speculation askant in them.

   • 1934, Kay Boyle, My Next Bride, Virago, published 1986, page 53:

     A small, askant, almost contemptuous smile was on her mouth as she chewed.

askant (third-person singular simple present askants, present participle askanting, simple past and past participle askanted)

1. Dated form of askance.

• Tankas, kanats, tankas