glister

[glis-ter]

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verb (used without object) Archaic.

to glisten; glitter.

noun

glitter; sparkle.

Origin of glister

1350–1400; Middle English; akin to glisten

Related formsglis·ter·ing·ly, adverb

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Related Words for glister

radiance, glare, show, glitz, zap, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flash, shimmer, sparkle, sheen, luster, glamour, beam, shine, brightness, pageantry, coruscation, splendor

Examples from the Web for glister

Historical Examples of glister

A glowworm is not discerned in the sunshine, though it glister in the dark.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)
Richard Baxter
Despite the keen wind, a glister of sweat-drops studded his forehead.
Darkness and Dawn
George Allan England
George Light in 1657 paid Dr. Modè fifty pounds of tobacco for 'a glister and administering.'
Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699
Thomas P. Hughes
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
The glister of the profit that was supposed to have ensued to Scotsmen blinded many men's eyes at the first sight.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland
John Knox

British Dictionary definitions for glister

glister

verb, noun

an archaic word for glitter

Derived Formsglisteringly, adverb

Word Origin for glister

C14: probably from Middle Dutch glisteren

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Word Origin and History for glister

late 14c., probably from or related to Low German glisten, Middle Dutch glisteren, from PIE root *ghel- "to shine, glitter" (see glass). Related: Glistered; glistering. As a noun, from 1530s.