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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Gle-bōs'i-ty, n.p. 573The quality of being gleby.
  2. Glēb'ous, a.p. 573[Lat. glebosus, Sp. gleboso. See
  3. Glēb'yp. 573Pertaining to the glebe; turfy; cloddy. “Gleby land.” Prior.
  4. Gle-chō'mă, n.p. 573(Bot.) A genus of small, trailing plants, including the ground-ivy, or gill.
  5. Glēde, n.p. 573(Ornith.) The common kite of Europe (Milvus ictinus), a rapacious bird. 2. [See GLEED.] A glowing coal. [Obs.] “The cruel fire, red as any glede.” Chaucer.
  6. Glee, n.p. 573Music; minstrelsy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. Spenser. 3. (Mus.) A composition for three or more voices, generally of a light and…
  7. Gleed, n.p. 573A glowing coal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  8. Glee'ful, a.p. 573Merry; gay; joyous. Shak.
  9. Gleek, n.p. 573A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles's gleeks? Shak. 2. A game at cards formerly much used, played by three persons with forty-four cards, each hand having…
  10. Gleek, v. i.p. 573To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] Shak.
  11. Glee'man, n.p. 573An itinerant minstrel or musician. [Obs.]
  12. Gleen, v. i.p. 573To shine; to glisten. [Obs.] Prior.
  13. Glee'sōme, a.p. 573Merry; joyous. [Obs.]
  14. Gleet, n.p. 573(Med.) A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra, an effect of gonorrhea. Hoblyn.
  15. Gleet, v. i.p. 573To flow in a thin, limpid humor; to ooze, as gleet. Wiseman. 2. To flow slowly, as water. Cheyne.
  16. Gleet'y, a.p. 573Ichorous; thin; limpid. Wiseman.
  17. Glēn, n.p. 573A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills. And woos the widow's daughter of the glen. Spenser.
  18. Glē'ne, n.p. 573(Anat.) The cavity or socket of the eye; any slight depression or cavity receiving a bone in articulation. Parr.
  19. Glen-liv'et, n.p. 573A superior Scotch whisky, named from the district in which it is made. Simmonds.
  20. Glē'noid, n.p. 573(Anat.) A part having a shallow cavity, as the socket of the shoulder-joint, and the like. Hoblyn.
  21. Glew, n.p. 573See GLUE. [Obs.]
  22. Gli'a-dine, n.p. 573(Chem.) The viscid portion of gluten. Gregory.
  23. Glĭb, a.p. 573Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib. 2. Voluble; easily moving; as, a glib tongue. I want that glib and oily art To speak and purpose not. Shak.…
  24. Glib, n.p. 573A thick, curled brush of hair, hanging down over the eyes. The Irish have, from the Scythians, mantles and long glibs, which is a thick curled bush of hair hanging down over their eyes, and…
  25. Glĭb, v. t.p. 573[O. & Prov. Eng. lib, to castrate, geld, Prov. Dan. live, L. Ger. & O. D. lubben.] To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. I had rather glib myself, than they Should not produce fair issue. Shak. 2.…
  26. Glib'ber-y, a.p. 573Glib; sliding; slippery; changeable. [Obs.] His love is glibbery; there is no hold on't. Marston. 2. Moving easily; nimble; voluble. [Obs.] “Thy lubrical and glibbery muse.” B. Jonson.
  27. Glib'ly, adv.p. 573In a glib manner; as, to slide glibly; to speak glibly.
  28. Glib'ness, n.p. 573The quality or state of being glib; smoothness; slipperiness; volubility.
  29. Glicke, n.p. 573An ogling look. [Obs.] See GLEEK.
  30. Glide, v. i.p. 573To move gently or smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, as over a smooth surface, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a vessel…
  31. Glide, n.p. 573The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without labor or obstruction. Shak. 2. (Pron.) The series of sounds produced while the mouth-organs are changing from one definite position to…
  32. Glid'er, n.p. 573One who, or that which, glides.
  33. Glid'ing-ly, adv.p. 573In a gliding, flowing, rapid manner.
  34. Gliff, n.p. 573A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  35. Glīke, n.p. 573A sneer; a flout. [Obs.]
  36. Glim, n.p. 573A light or candle. Thompson. Douse the glim, put out the light. [Slang.]
  37. Glim'mer, v. i.p. 573To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. Shak. Syn.—To gleam; to glitter. See GLEAM.
  38. Glim'mer, n.p. 573A faint light; feeble, scattered rays of light. 2. Mica. See MICA. Woodward.
  39. Glim'mer-ing, n.p. 573A faint beaming of light. 2. A faint view; a glimpse. Wotton.
  40. Glimpse, n.p. 573A sudden flash; a momentary ray; transient luster. Like as the lightning's glimpse they ran. Milton. 2. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight. Here hid by…
  41. Glimpse, v. i.p. 573To appear by glimpses. Drayton.
  42. Glimpse, v. t.p. 573To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
  43. Glĭnt, n.p. 573A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] “He saw a glĭnt of light.” Ramsay.
  44. Glĭnt, v. i.p. 573To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud. Burns.
  45. Glist, n.p. 573Glimmer; mica. [Rare.]
  46. Glis'ten, v. i.p. 573To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; as, the glistening stars. The ladies' eyes glistened with pleasure. S.…
  47. Glis'ter, v. i.p. 573To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten. All that glisters is not gold. Shak.
  48. Glis'ter, n.p. 574Glitter; luster. 2. The same as CLYSTER.
  49. Glis'ter-ing-ly, adv.p. 574In a glistering manner.
  50. Glit'ter, v. i.p. 574To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant but cold and broken light; to gleam; to be splendid; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. Dryden. 2. To be showy…
  51. Glit'ter, n.p. 574A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy splendor or luster; brightness; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage; the glitter of dress. Milton.
  52. Glit'ter-and, a.p. 574Sparkling. [Obs.] “Belts of glitterand gold.” Spenser.
  53. Glit'ter-ing-ly, adv.p. 574In a glittering manner.
  54. Glōam, v. i.p. 574To be sullen.
  55. Glōam'ing, n.p. 574Twilight; dusk. [Scot.] Hogg. 2. Sullenness; melancholy. [Obs.]
  56. Glōar, v. i.p. 574To squint; to stare. [Obs.]
  57. Glōat, v. i.p. 574To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; — usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, or passionate desire. In vengeance gloating on another's pain. Byron.
  58. Glō'bard, n.p. 574A glow-worm.
  59. Glō'bate or Glō'bā-ted, a.p. 574Having the form of a globe; spherical; spheroidal.
  60. Glōbe, n.p. 574A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equi-distant from the center; a ball; a sphere. 2. Any thing which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the…