glis|ter

glis|ter
glis|ter «GLIHS tuhr», verb, noun.
–v.i.
–n.
a glistening; glitter: »

Still, the glister was not quite so golden (New Yorker).

[origin uncertain. Compare Middle Dutch glisteren.]

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  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • glis — an·glis·tics; glis; glis·sé; glis·sile; glis·son s; glis·ten·ing·ly; glis·ter·ing·ly; glis·sade; glis·san·do; glis·ten; glis·ter; glis·sad·er; …   English syllables

  • glister — glis·ter …   English syllables

  • glister — glis•ter [[t]ˈglɪs tər[/t]] v. i. n. archaic glitter • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; akin to glisten glis′ter•ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • glisteringly — glis·ter·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • Glister — Glis ter, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.] Same as {Clyster}. [1913 Webster] Glisteringly Glis ter*ing*ly, adv. In a glistering manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glisteringly — Glister Glis ter, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.] Same as {Clyster}. [1913 Webster] Glisteringly Glis ter*ing*ly, adv. In a glistering manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glister — Glis ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistering}.] [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See {Glisten}.] To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glister — Glis ter, n. Glitter; luster. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glistered — Glister Glis ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistering}.] [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See {Glisten}.] To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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