Webster's Dictionary 1913

1540

Glaucomatous

Glau‐co″ma‐tous (?), a. Having the nature of glaucoma.

1541

Glaucometer

Glau‐com″e‐ter (?), n. See Gleucometer.

1542

Glauconite

Glau″co‐nite (?), n. [Cf. F. glauconite, glauconie, fr. L. glaucus. See Glaucous.] (Min.) The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations. It...

1543

Glaucophane

Glau″co‐phane (?), n. [Gr. γλαυκόσ silvery, gray + φαίνεσθαι to appear.] (Min.) A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is characteristic of certain crystalli...

1544

Glaucosis

‖Glau‐co″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γλαύκωσισ.] (Med.) Same as Glaucoma.

1545

Glaucous

Glau″cous (gla̤″kŭs), a. [L. glaucus, Gr. γλαυκόσ.] 1. Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue. Lindley.2. (Bot.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white...

1546

Glaucus

‖Glau″cus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silver...

1547

Glaum

Glaum (?), v. i. To grope with the hands, as in the dark.To glaum at, to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to.Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three. Burns.

1548

Glave

Glave (?), n. See Glaive.

1549

Glaver

Glav″er (?), v. i. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glafr flattery.] 1. To prate; to jabber; to babble.Here many, clepid filosophirs, glavern diversely. Wyclif.2. To flatter; to wheedl...

1550

Glaverer

Glav″er‐er (?), n. A flatterer. Mir. for Mag.

1551

Glaymore

Glay″more′ (?), n. A claymore. Johnson.

1552

Glaze

Glaze (glāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Glazed (glāzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Glazing.] [OE. glasen, glazen, fr. glas. See Glass.]1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with ...

1553

Glaze (2)

Glaze, v. i. To become glazed of glassy.

1554

Glaze (3)

Glaze, n. 1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, v. t., 3. Ure.2. (Cookery) Broth reduced by boiling to a ge...

1555

Glazen

Glaz″en (?), a. [AS. glæsen.] Resembling glass; glasslike; glazed. Wyclif.

1556

Glazer

Glaz″er (?), n. 1. One who applies glazing, as in pottery manufacture, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, a...

1557

Glazier

Gla″zier (?), n. [From Glaze.] One whose business is to set glass.Glazier's diamond. See under Diamond.

1558

Glazing

Glaz″ing (?), n. 1. The act or art of setting glass; the art of covering with a vitreous or glasslike substance, or of polishing or rendering glossy.2. The glass set, or to be s...

1559

Glazy

Glaz″y (?), a. Having a glazed appearance; — said of the fractured surface of some kinds of pin iron.

1560

Glead

Glead (?), n. A live coal. See Gleed.

1561

Gleam

Gleam (?), v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

1562

Gleam (2)

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 g...

1563

Gleam (3)

Gleam, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gleamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gleaming.] 1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east.2. To shine; to cast light; to...

1564

Gleam (4)

Gleam, v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. Shak.

1565

Gleamy

Gleam″y, a. Darting beams of light; casting light in rays; flashing; coruscating.In brazed arms, that cast a gleamy ray,Swift through the town the warrior bends his way. Pope.

1566

Glean

Glean (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gleaned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gleaning.] [OE. glenen, OF. glener, glaner, F. glaner, fr. LL. glenare; cf. W. glan clean, glanh�u to clean, purify, or...