blick
1 Americaninterjection
noun
verb (used without object)
noun
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the gleam of refined silver or gold or the sparkle of a gem.
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Art. a quick, loose, casual sketch, using either traditional or digital tools.
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a glance or quick view.
verb (used without object)
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The blick is like the dace, but smaller and lighter in colour; very quick in taking the fly.
From Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by Walter, James Conway
"About an hour ago I thought I saw a chance to zoom up and out of it, I turned, and blick went my right wing, and down I dropped."
From The Moon Pool by Merritt, Abraham
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