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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Glitter \Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,
Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[imac]tan, OHG.
gl[imac]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E.
glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]
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1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and
broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering
sword.
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The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
--Dryden.
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2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive;
as, the glittering scenes of a court.
Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare.
See {Gleam}, {Flash}.
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