| Glance (glance) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Glance |
| [Akin to D. glans
luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D.
glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. Gleen, Glint,
Glitter, and Glance a mineral.]
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A sudden flash of light or
splendor.
A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a
casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse.
An incidental or passing thought or
allusion.
A name given to some
sulphides, mostly dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic
luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper
glance.
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| Glance (glance) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Glance |
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To shoot or emit a
flash of light] to shine; to flash.
To strike and fly off in an oblique
direction; to dart aside. "Your arrow hath glanced".
To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the
eye; to snatch a momentary or hasty view.
To make an incidental or passing
reflection; to allude; to hint; -- often with at.
To move quickly, appearing and
disappearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to
move interruptedly; to twinkle.
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| Glance (glance) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Glance |
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To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment;
as, to glance the eye.
To hint at; to touch lightly or
briefly.
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