glister

[ glis-ter ]

verb (used without object)

, Archaic.

1. to glisten; glitter.

noun

1. glitter; sparkle.

glister

/ ˈɡlɪstə /

verb

1. an archaic word for glitter

Derived Forms

• ˈglisteringly, adverb

Other Words From

• glister·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of glister¹

1350–1400; Middle English; akin to glisten

Word History and Origins

Origin of glister¹

C14: probably from Middle Dutch glisteren

Example Sentences

We can't even be sure if the Salt Lake is a lake, or whether the glister we see there is just dry sand.

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The windows showed rich slants of draperies behind their green glister of old glass.

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I have Charles's-wain below in a butt of sack: 'twill glister like your crab-fish.

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The glister of the profit that was supposed to have ensued to Scotsmen blinded many men's eyes at the first sight.

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A glowworm is not discerned in the sunshine, though it glister in the dark.

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