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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Glance \Glance\, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G.
glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen},
{Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.]
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1. A sudden flash of light or splendor.
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Swift as the lightning glance. --Milton.
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2. A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a
swift survey; a glimpse.
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Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. --Shak.
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3. An incidental or passing thought or allusion.
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How fleet is a glance of the mind. --Cowper.
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4. (Min.) A name given to some sulphides, mostly
dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as
the sulphide of copper, called copper glance.
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{Glance coal}, anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of
carbon.
{Glance cobalt}, cobaltite, or gray cobalt.
{Glance copper}, chalcocite.
{Glance wood}, a hard wood grown in Cuba, and used for
gauging instruments, carpenters' rules, etc. --McElrath.
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