Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To glisten.
- noun Glitter; brilliance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sheen; luster; glitter.
- noun Same as clyster, clyster-pipe.
- To sparkle; glitter.
- Synonyms Glisten, Glitter, etc. See
glare , intransitive verb
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Glitter; luster.
- intransitive verb To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
gleam ,glisten orcoruscate - noun A brilliant
flash ; aglint - noun Alternative form of
clyster .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When really that look of surprise should be Wow, you've got that unmarried glister about you.
David Wygant: The Definition Of Divorce: Being Happily Un Married David Wygant 2011
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So whether you're recently divorced and you're now happily unmarried, or you're thinking about getting a divorce, tell people your situation and show them that glister.
David Wygant: The Definition Of Divorce: Being Happily Un Married David Wygant 2011
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I'd ruther say the glister of light'd gone to your eyes, and the snap of the air to your tongue. '
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You have that beautiful unmarried glister about you.
David Wygant: The Definition Of Divorce: Being Happily Un Married David Wygant 2011
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An 'regular fall weather it was -- the glint o' the sun on the golden larch an 'the quakin' aspens; an 'the glister of light on ivery ripple; an' beyand, the winter an 'the blue haze of the North comin' down hand in hand.
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Its branches, more gray then green, shine with a metallic glister and give little shade.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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I'd ruther say the glister of light'd gone to your eyes, and the snap of the air to your tongue. '
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An 'regular fall weather it was -- the glint o' the sun on the golden larch an 'the quakin' aspens; an 'the glister of light on ivery ripple; an' beyand, the winter an 'the blue haze of the North comin' down hand in hand.
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Its branches, more gray then green, shine with a metallic glister and give little shade.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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So whether you're recently divorced and you're now happily unmarried, or you're thinking about getting a divorce, tell people your situation and show them that glister.
David Wygant: The Definition Of Divorce: Being Happily Un Married David Wygant 2011
frindley commented on the word glister
All that glisters is not gold.
September 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word glister
Oooh, The Merchant of Venice.
September 22, 2008
kawy commented on the word glister
16th-18th century variant of clyster, "fluid medicine of different quantities to be injected into the bowels"(Bailey's dictionary). An enema.
January 30, 2012