Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GLIM'MER-ING, ppr.

Shining faintly; shooting feeble scattered rays of light.

GLIMPSE, n. [glims; D. glimp, from glimmen.]

1. A weak faint light. Such vast room in Nature, / Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute / Each orb a glimpse of light. Milton.
2. A flash of light; as, the lightning's glimpse. Milton.
3. Transient luster. One glimpse of glory to my issue give. Dryden.
4. A short transitory view. He saw at a glimpse the design of the enemy.
5. Short fleeting enjoyment; as, a glimpse of delight. Prior.
6. Exhibition of a faint resemblance. Shak.

GLIMPSE, v.i.

To appear by glimpses. Drayton.

GLIS'SA, n.

A fish of the tunny kind, without scales. Dict. Nat. Hist.

GLIST, n. [from glisten.]

Glimmer; mica. [See Glimmer.]

GLIS'TEN, v.i. [glis'n; Sax. glisnian; G. gleissen. This word and glitter are probably dialectical forms of the same word. In Irish lasadh, lasaim, is to burn, to light; Dan. lyser, Sw. lysa, to shine; Russ. oblistayu. In W. llathru is to make smooth and glossy, to polish, to glitter. Qu. Heb. גלש, to shine, L. glisco, Eng. gloss.]

To shine; to sparkle with light; as, the glistening stars. The ladies' eyes glistened with pleasure. Richardson.

GLIS'TEN-ED, pp.

Shone; sparkled.

GLIS'TEN-ING, ppr.

Shining; sparkling; emitting rays of light.

GLIS'TER, n. [See CLYSTER.]

GLIS'TER, v.i. [See Glisten.]

To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant. All that glisters is not gold. Shak.

GLIS'TER-ING, ppr.

Shining; sparkling with light.

GLIS'TER-ING-LY, adv.

With shining luster.

GLIT'TER, n.

Brightness; brilliancy; splendor; luster; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage; the glitter of dress.

GLIT'TER, v.i. [Sax. glitenan; Sw. glittra. See Glisten.]

1. To shine; to sparkle with light; to gleam; to be splendid; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. Dryden.
2. To be showy, specious or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.

GLIT'TER-AND, ppr. [or a.]

Sparkling. [Not in use.] Chaucer.

GLIT'TER-ING, ppr.

Shining; splendid; brilliant.

GLIT'TER-ING-LY, adv.

With sparkling luster.

GLOAM, v.i.

To be sullen. [See Glum.]

GLOAR, v.i. [D. gluuren, to leer.]

To squint; to stare. [Obs.]

GLOAT, v.i. [Sw. glutta, to peep.]

To cast side glances; to stare with eagerness or admiration. [Obs.] Rowe.

GLO'BARD, n.

A glow worm.

GLOB'ATE, or GLOB'A-TED, a. [L. globatus.]

Having the form of a globe; spherical; spheroidal.

GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Fr. globe; Sp. and It. globo; Sax. cleow, cliwe or cliaw; Eng. clew. See Clew. Russ. klub, a ball.]

1. A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center.
2. The earth; the terraqueous ball; so called, though not perfectly spherical. Locke.
3. An artificial sphere of metal, paper or other matter, on whose convex surface is drawn a map or representation of the earth or of the heavens. That on which the several oceans, seas, continents, isles and countries of the earth are represented, is called a terrestrial globe. That which exhibits a delineation of the constellations in the heavens, is called a celestial globe.
4. A body of soldiers formed into a circle. Milton.

GLOBE, v.t.

To gather round or into a circle. Milton.

GLOBE-AM'A-RANTH, n.

A plant of the genus Gomphraena. [See Amaranth.] Fam. of Plants.