glitter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: glitter	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for glitter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glitter n the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn: glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle] the occurrence of a small flash or spark Synonym(s): glitter, sparkle, coruscation v be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[c6]tan, OHG. gl[c6]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.] 1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. --Dryden. 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glitter \Glit"ter\, n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. --Milton.