glance also

  • 1glance — [15] ‘Touch or deflect lightly’, as in ‘glance off something’ and a ‘glancing blow’, is the primary meaning of glance; ‘look briefly’ did not develop until the 16th century. The word may have originated as an alteration of the Middle English verb …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 2glance — [15] ‘Touch or deflect lightly’, as in ‘glance off something’ and a ‘glancing blow’, is the primary meaning of glance; ‘look briefly’ did not develop until the 16th century. The word may have originated as an alteration of the Middle English verb …

    Word origins

  • 3glance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glimpse, coup d oeil; ray, beam, look; ricochet, skim, stroke. v. i. peek, glimpse, look; graze, brush, strike; gleam, flash. See vision, light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glimpse, sight, flash, fleeting …

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  • 4ĝhel-1 (and ghel-?), also as i-, u- or n-stem; ĝhelǝ- : ĝhlē-, ĝhlō- : ĝhlǝ- (*ĝhwel-) —     ĝhel 1 (and ghel ?), also as i , u or n stem; ĝhelǝ : ĝhlē , ĝhlō : ĝhlǝ (*ĝhwel )     English meaning: to shine; green, gold, blue, *sun     Deutsche Übersetzung: “glänzen, schimmern”; as Farbadjektiv: “gelb, grũn, grau or blau”… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 5Harvey Glance — Harvey Edward Glance (born March 28, 1957) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.Born in Phenix City, Alabama, Glance equalled the 100 m world record of 9.9 twice in 1976. At first in… …

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  • 6brittle silver glance — Silver Sil ver (s[i^]l v[ e]r), n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[ o]lv,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Silver glance — Silver Sil ver (s[i^]l v[ e]r), n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[ o]lv,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8First Glance — Infobox Album Name = First Glance Type = Album Longtype = Artist = April Wine Released = Start date|1978|12 Recorded = Studio Tempo, Le Studio Genre = Rock Length = 33:26 Label = Aquarius, Capitol Producer = Myles Goodwyn Reviews = * Allmusic… …

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  • 9USS Glance (1863) — was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a tugboat in Virginia by the Navy during the war, after which she was stationed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she provided tug services until sold in …

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  • 10Lightning glance — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English