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aglare

American  
[uh-glair] / əˈglɛər /

adjective

  1. glaring; blazing.

    The sky was aglare with spotlights.


Etymology

Origin of aglare

First recorded in 1870–75; a- 1 + glare 1

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A week after a great city was all aglare with flags, and ablare with trumpets.

From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various

A table of roughly planed boards painted green and green rattan chairs were in keeping with the restful effect, while the world without was aglare with light.

From Over the Pass by Palmer, Frederick

The lot, aglare with arc-lights, was bedecked with ribbons, gauze and artificial flowers that radiated from a pole in the centre to the boundaries of the enclosure.

From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac

In imagination I can see your great ship, with all its portholes aglare, ploughing across the darkness to America.

From Carry On Letters in War-Time by Dawson, Coningsby

There was a waving of hands and handkerchiefs from the little station, aglare in the early afternoon sun.

From Different Girls by Various

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