glister

[ glis-ter ]

/ ˈglɪs tər /

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verb (used without object) Archaic.

to glisten; glitter.

noun

glitter; sparkle.

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Origin of glister

1350–1400; Middle English; akin to glisten

OTHER WORDS FROM glister

glis·ter·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use glister in a sentence

The sun beat furiously down on the barren and glistering ground; and the horse exhausted, more than once refused to proceed.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
He stopped beside Juan Lepe who leaned upon the rail and watched a strange, glistering sea.
1492|Mary Johnston
Volley after volley from the British guns makes deadly havoc among those glistering ranks!
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The two women moved away, side by side, down the path to the glistering greenhouses.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet

On it came across the bridge spanning the glistering whiteness of the Long Water.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet

British Dictionary definitions for glister

glister

/ (ˈɡlɪstə) /

verb, noun

an archaic word for glitter

Derived forms of glister

glisteringly, adverb

Word Origin for glister

C14: probably from Middle Dutch glisteren

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glister

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