Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GLAD'FUL, a.

Full of gladness. [Obs.] Spenser.

GLAD'FUL-NESS, n.

Joy; gladness. [Obs.] Spenser.

GLA'DI-ATE, a. [L. gladius, a sword.]

Sword-shaped; resembling the form of a sword; as the legume of a plant. Martyn.

GLA'DI-A-TOR, n. [L. from gladius, a sword.]

A sword-player; a prize-fighter. The gladiators, in Rome, were men who fought in the arena, for the entertainment of the people.

GLA-DI-A-TO'RI-AL, a.

Pertaining to gladiators, or to combats for the entertainment of the Roman people. Bp. Reynolds.

GLA'DI-A-TO-RY, a.

Relating to gladiators. Bp. Porteus.

GLA'DI-A-TURE, n.

Sword-play; fencing. [Not in use.] Gayton.

GLAD'I-OLE, n. [L. gladiolus, a dagger.]

A plant, the sword-lily, of the genus Gladiolus. The water gladiole is of the genus Butomus or flowering rush, and also of the genus Lobelia or cardinal flower. Cyc. Fam. of Plants.

GLAD'LY, adv. [See Glad.]

With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully. The common people heard him gladly. Mark xii.

GLAD'NESS, n. [See Glad.]

Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration; pleasure of mind; cheerfulness. They did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts ii. [Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. Esther viii. ix.]

GLAD'SHIP, n.

State of gladness. [Not used.] Gower.

GLAD'SOME, a.

1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful. Spenser.
2. Causing joy, pleasure or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior.

GLAD'SOME-LY, adv.

With joy; with pleasure of mind.

GLAD'SOME-NESS, n.

1. Joy, or moderate joy; pleasure of mind.
2. Showiness. Johnson.

GLAD'WIN, n.

A plant of the genus Iris. Fam. of Plants.

GLAIR, n. [Fr. glaire. In Sax. glære is amber, or any thing transparent. This coincides with W. eglur, Eng. clear, L. clarus, and with Eng. glare, and L. gloria; perhaps with L. glarea, gravel, or pieces of quartz.]

1. The white of an egg. It is used as a varnish for preserving paintings. Encyc.
2. Any viscous transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg.
3. A kind of halberd. Dict.

GLAIR, v.t.

To smear with the white of an egg; to varnish.

GLAIR'ED, pp.

Smeared with the white of an egg.

GLAIR'Y, a.

Like glair, or partaking of its qualities. Fleming.

GLANCE, n. [G. glanz, a ray, a beam or shoot of light, splendor; D. glans; Dan. glands; Sw. glans. The primary sense is to shoot, to throw, to dart.]

1. A sudden shoot of light or splendor. Milton.
2. A shoot or darting of sight; a rapid or momentary view or cast; a snatch of sight; as, a sudden glance; a glance of the eye. Dryden. Watts.

GLANCE, v.i.

1. To shoot or dart a ray of light or splendor. When through the gloom the glancing lightnings fly. Rowe.
2. To fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside. The arrow struck the shield and glanced. So we say, a glancing ball or shot.
3. To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye; to snatch a momentary or hasty view. Then sit again, and sigh and glance. Suckling.
4. To hint; to cast a word or reflection; as, to glance at a different subject.
5. To censure by oblique hints. Shak.

GLANCE, v.t.

To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye. Shak.

GLANCE'COAL, n.

Anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of carbon. [See Anthracite.] Cyc.

GLAN'CED, pp.

Shot, or darted suddenly.

GLAN'CING, ppr.

Shooting; darting; casting suddenly; flying off obliquely.