aglint

American  

[uh-glint] / əˈglɪnt /

adjective

1. displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering.

   a diamond tiara aglint under the ballroom lights.

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Etymology

Origin of aglint

First recorded in 1875–80; a- ¹ + glint

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Example Sentences

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aglint

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

Then, stepping back a pace, he looked up, eagerly, into the dumfounded man's face, tail waving, dark eyes aglint with expectation.

From Further Adventures of Lad by Albert Payson Terhune

Furley was sitting upright upon the sofa, his keen eyes aglint with anger.

From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

She danced to the flowers in her hand, to the trees, the sky, her face aglint with changing smiles, her skirts rippling like water.

From The Nest Builder by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale

But lo! the air was aglint with particles of scintillating frost, and there, to the north, the wind-vane lay in vague outline of the snow.

From The Son of the Wolf by Jack London

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