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Webster 1913 Edition
Glimmer
Glim′mer
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Glimmered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glimmering
.] [Akin to G.
glimmer
a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern
to glimmer, glimmen
to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma
, Dan. glimre
, D. glimmen
, glimpen
. See Gleam
a ray, and cf. Glimpse
.] To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light;
as, the
glimmering
dawn; a glimmering
lamp.Glim′mer
,Noun.
1.
A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam.
Gloss of satin and
glimmer
of pearls. Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Glimmer
GLIM'MER
, v.i.1.
To shoot feeble or scattered rays of light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. When rosy morning glimmer'd o'er the dales.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.
2.
To shine faintly; to give a feeble light. Mild evening glimmered on the lawn.
GLIM'MER
,Noun.
1.
In mineralogy, mica, glist, muscovy-glass; a mineral resulting from crystallization, but rarely found in regular crystals. usually it appears in thin, flexible, elastic lamins, which exhibit a high polish and strong luster. It is an essential ingredient in granite, gneiss, and mica slate.