Glistering

Glistering
Glister Glis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistering}.] [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See {Glisten}.] To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter. [1913 Webster]

All that glisters is not gold. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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