Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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.