Gleam, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. glæm, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. � warm, � to warm. Cf. Glitter.]
1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.
Transient unexpected gleams of joi. Addison.
At last a gleam
Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste
His traveled steps. Milton.
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. Longfellow.
2. Brightness; splendor.
In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. Pope.