Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GLARE, n. [Dan. glar, Ice. gler, glass. It coincides with clear, glory, glair, – which see.]

1. A bright dazzling light; clear, brilliant luster or splendor, that dazzles the eyes. The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. Dryden.
2. A fierce, piercing look. About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. Milton.
3. A viscous transparent substance. [See Glair.]