aglint
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of aglint
Example Sentences
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His step was springy, his shoulders squared, his eyes aglint with reminiscence as he strode on to the West Point parade ground to review the Corps of Cadets.
From Time Magazine Archive
A long expanse of the Hudson was in sight from where he stood, its broad, rippled surface aglint in the September sunshine.
From The Crimson Sweater by Barbour, Ralph Henry
"Listen well!" warned Salezar, his beady eyes aglint.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
Virtue of this kind is simply the eternal huntsman in man's breast with eyes aglint for a victim.
From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert
And the rest of Lad's sinewy body was crouching above it, fangs aglint, eyes blazing with hot menace.
From Further Adventures of Lad by Terhune, Albert Payson
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