Webster's Dictionary 1828

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GLEET

GLEET, noun The flux of a thin humor from the urethra; a thin ichor running from a sore.GLEET, verb intransitive To flow in a thin limpid humor; to ooze.1. To flow slowly, as wa...

758

GLEETY

GLEET'Y, adjective Ichorous; thin; limpid.

759

GLEN

GLEN, noun A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills.

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GLENE

GLENE, noun [Gr.] In anatomy, the cavity or socket of the eye, and the pupil; any slight depression or cavity receiving a bone in articulation.

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GLEW

GLEW. [See Glue.]

762

GLIADINE

GLI'ADINE, noun [Gr. glue.] One of the constituents of gluten, a slightly transparent, brittle substance, of a straw-yellow color, having a slight smell, similar to that of hone...

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GLIB

GLIB, adjective [Latin glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. Latin glubo.]1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the su...

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GLIBLY

GLIB'LY, adverb Smoothly; volubly; as, to slide glibly; to speak glibly

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GLIBNESS

GLIB'NESS, noun Smoothness; slipperiness; as a polished ice-like glibness1. Volubility of the tongue.

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GLIDE

GLIDE, verb intransitive1. To flow gently; to move without noise or violence; as a river.By east, among the dusty vallies glideThe silver streams of Jordan's crystal flood.2. To...

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GLIDER

GLI'DER, noun He or that which glides.

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GLIDING

GLI'DING, participle present tense Passing along gently and smoothly; moving rapidly, or with ease.

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GLIMMER

GLIM'MER, verb intransitive1. To shoot feeble or scattered rays of light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.When rosy morning glimmer'd o'er the dales.The west yet glimm...

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GLIMMERING

GLIM'MERING, participle present tense Shining faintly; shooting feeble scattered rays of light.GLIM'MERING, noun A faint beaming of light.1. A faint view.

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GLIMPSE

GLIMPSE, noun glims.1. A weak faint light.Such vast room in Nature,Only to shine, yet scarce to contributeEach orb a glimpse of light.2. A flash of light; as the lightning's gli...

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GLISSA

GLIS'SA, noun A fish of the tunny kind, without scales.

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GLIST

GLIST, noun [from glisten.] Glimmer; mica. [See Glimmer.]

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GLISTEN

GLIS'TEN, verb intransitive glis'n. [Heb. to shine; Latin glisco; Eng. gloss.]To shine; to sparkle with light; as the glistening stars.The ladies' eyes glistened with pleasure.

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GLISTENING

GLIS'TENING, participle present tense Shining; sparkling; emitting rays of light.

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GLISTER

GLIS'TER, verb intransitive [See Glisten.] To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant.All that glistens is not gold.GLISTER. [See Clyster.]

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GLISTERING

GLIS'TERING, participle present tense Shining; sparkling with light.

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GLISTERINGLY

GLIS'TERINGLY, adverb With shining luster.

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GLITTER

GLIT'TER, verb intransitive1. To shine; to sparkle with light; to gleam; to be splendid; as a glittering sword.The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.2. To be showing, spec...

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GLITTERAND

GLIT'TERAND, participle present tense or adjective Sparkling. [Not in use.]

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GLITTERING

GLIT'TERING, participle present tense Shining; splendid; brilliant.

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GLITTERINGLY

GLIT'TERINGLY, adverb With sparkling luster.

783

GLOAM

GLOAM, verb intransitive To be sullen. [See Glum.]