glitter

  • 1Glitter — is the word used to describe an assortment of very small (roughly 1 mm²) pieces of paper, glass or plastic painted in metallic, neon and iridescent colors to reflect light in a sparkling spectrum. Glitter is usually stored in canisters somewhat… …

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  • 2glitter — (v.) c.1300, glideren (late 14c. as gliteren), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. glitra to glitter, from glit brightness, from P.Gmc. *glit shining, bright (Cf. O.E. glitenian to glitter, shine; be distinguished, O.H.G. glizzan, Ger. glitzern …

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  • 3Glitter — Glit ter, n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4glitter — • glitter, glans, sken, skimmer, flitter • sken, skimmer, glans, ljusflöde, ljussken, glimt, reflex, glitter • glans, sken, ljus, glitter, briljans, skimmer, lyster, blänk …

    Svensk synonymlexikon

  • 5Glitter — ist ein Gemisch aus sehr kleinen Papier , Glas , Plastik oder Metallstreifen. Goldglitter Anwendung …

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  • 6glitter — ● glitter nom masculin (anglais, glitter, paillettes) Mouvement musical (également nommé glam, de glamour) apparu en Angleterre en 1970, dont les tenants, par réaction aux dérives intellectuelles du rock de l époque, prônent un retour aux sources …

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  • 7glitter — [n] brilliance, sparkle beam, brightness, coruscation, display, flash, gaudiness, glamour, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glister, glitz, luster, pageantry, radiance, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, show, showiness, splendor, tinsel, twinkle …

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  • 8glitter — [glit′ər] vi. [ME gliteren, prob. < ON glitra, akin to Ger glitzern: for IE base see GLISTEN] 1. to shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle 2. to be strikingly brilliant, showy, or attractive n. 1. a bright, sparkling light 2 …

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  • 9Glitter — 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[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10glitter — index pretense (ostentation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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