Gaze(1 syl., g hard). To stand at gaze. To stand in doubt what to do. A term in forestry. When a stag first hears the hounds it stands dazed, looking all round, and in doubt what to do. Heralds call a stag which is represented full-faced, a “stag at gaze.” “The American army in the central states remained wholly at gaze.” — As the poor frighted deer, that stands at gaze, Wildly determining which way to fly.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Gaze from Infoplease:
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