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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Glib'ly, adv. p. 573In a glib manner; as, to slide glibly; to speak glibly.Glib'ness, n. p. 573The quality or state of being glib; smoothness; slipperiness; volubility.Glicke, n. p. 573An ogling look. [Obs.] See GLEEK.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…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…Glid'er, n. p. 573One who, or that which, glides.Glid'ing-ly, adv. p. 573In a gliding, flowing, rapid manner.Gliff, n. p. 573A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Glīke, n. p. 573A sneer; a flout. [Obs.]Glim, n. p. 573A light or candle. Thompson. Douse the glim, put out the light. [Slang.]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.Glim'mer, n. p. 573A faint light; feeble, scattered rays of light. 2. Mica. See MICA. Woodward.Glim'mer-ing, n. p. 573A faint beaming of light. 2. A faint view; a glimpse. Wotton.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…Glimpse, v. i. p. 573To appear by glimpses. Drayton.Glimpse, v. t. p. 573To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.Glĭnt, n. p. 573A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] “He saw a glĭnt of light.” Ramsay.Glĭnt, v. i. p. 573To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud. Burns.Glist, n. p. 573Glimmer; mica. [Rare.]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.…Glis'ter, v. i. p. 573To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten. All that glisters is not gold. Shak.Glis'ter, n. p. 574Glitter; luster. 2. The same as CLYSTER.Glis'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 574In a glistering manner.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…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.Glit'ter-and, a. p. 574Sparkling. [Obs.] “Belts of glitterand gold.” Spenser.Glit'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 574In a glittering manner.Glōam, v. i. p. 574To be sullen.Glōam'ing, n. p. 574Twilight; dusk. [Scot.] Hogg. 2. Sullenness; melancholy. [Obs.]Glōar, v. i. p. 574To squint; to stare. [Obs.]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.Glō'bard, n. p. 574A glow-worm.Glō'bate or Glō'bā-ted, a. p. 574Having the form of a globe; spherical; spheroidal.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…Glōbe, v. t. p. 574To gather or form into a globe. Milton.Glōbe'-ām'a-rānth, n. p. 574(Bot.) A plant of the genus Gomphrena (G. globosa), bearing beautiful heads of flowers, long retaining color when gathered.Glōbe'-ām'i-mal, n. p. 574A small aquatic plant of the genus Volvox. It has a globular form, and was formerly supposed to be an animal, whence the name.Glōbe'-dāi'sy, n. p. 574(Bot.) A plant or flower of the genus Globularia, common in Europe.Glōbe'-fish, n. p. 574(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, which, by inflating an abdominal sac, can swell out its body to a globular shape.Glōbe'-flow'er, n. p. 574(Bot.) A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europæus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers.Glo-bōse',, a. p. 574Round; spherical; globular, or nearly so. Milton. 2. (Bot.) Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe.Glo-bŏs'i-ty, n. p. 574The quality of being round; sphericity. Ray.Glō'bōus, a. p. 574Round; spherical; globose. Milton.Glōb'ū-lar, a. p. 574Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Milton. Globular chart, a chart of a portion of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of…Glōb'ū-lā'rĭ-a, n. p. 574(Bot.) A genus of plants growing in Europe, and having the flowers arranged in compact globose heads; mad-wort.Glōb'ū-lār'-ĭ-ty, n. p. 574The state of being globular; globosity; globulousness.Glōb'ū-lar-ly, adv. p. 574In a globular or spherical form; spherically.Glōb'ū-lar-ness, n. p. 574The quality of being globular; sphericity; globosity.Glōb'ule, n. p. 574A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. Hailstones have opaque globules of snow in their center. Newton. 2. (Physiol.) A small, flat, and circular or elliptical body found in…Glōb'ū-line, n. p. 574(Chem.) A substance closely allied to albumen, and forming the principal constituent of the globules of blood. Graham.Glōb'ū-lōus, a. p. 574Having the form of a small sphere; round; globular; spherical; orbicular.Glōb'ū-lōīs-ness, n. p. 574The state of being globular; globularity; sphericity.Glōb'y, a. p. 574Resembling, or pertaining to, a globe; round; orbicular. “The globy sea.” Milton.Glōch'i-date or Glo-chid'i-ate, a. p. 574(Bot.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Gray.Glōme, n. p. 574(Bot.) A roundish head of flowers. Martyn.Glōm’er-āte, v. t. p. 574To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads.Glōm'er-ate, a. p. 574Growing in massive forms, or in dense clusters. See CONGLOMERATE.Glōm'er-ā'tion, n. p. 574The act of gathering, winding, or forming into a ball or spherical body; conglomeration. 2. That which is formed into a ball. Bacon.Glōm'er-ōūs, a. p. 574Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. [Obs.] Blount.