glister

[ glis-ter ]

/ ˈglɪs tər /

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verb (used without object) Archaic.

to glisten; glitter.

noun

glitter; sparkle.

Nearby words

glissade, glissando, glisson's capsule, glissonitis, glisten, glister, glitch, glitter, glitter ice, glitterati, glittertinden

Origin of glister

1350–1400; Middle English; akin to glisten

Related forms

glis·ter·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for glister

And therefore the same effect may be produced by a Glister, the Head may be intoxicated by a medicine at the Heel.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
They seemed to be attracted, just as he was, by that abominable slimy flow and glister of the asphalt.
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
She only shook her head; and now he saw the glister of tear-drops in those beautiful gray eyes.
The Air Trust|George Allan England
We can't even be sure if the Salt Lake is a lake, or whether the glister we see there is just dry sand.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

George Light in 1657 paid Dr. Modè fifty pounds of tobacco for 'a glister and administering.'
Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699|Thomas P. Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for glister

glister

/ (ˈɡlɪstə) /

verb, noun

an archaic word for glitter

Derived Forms

glisteringly, adverb

Word Origin for glister

C14: probably from Middle Dutch glisteren

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