Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Tough phlegm.
- noun Ooze in the bed of a river.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word glit.
Examples
-
The Greater DragonJances, mounted on the saddles, glit -
Finnegan teoriza la practica de cuerdas Carlos G.Tonda 2010
-
'You have no subtlety, Potter,' said Snape, his dark eyes glit-te'ing.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
-
A sparkling fall of glit occurred; it was as though the atmosphere itself was freezing.
-
The light from the lantern glit - tered merrily on the gleaming, winking jewels of the Device of Time Journeying.
Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000
-
He could feel the psychic emanations from within the glit - tering light source, and he was drawn to it.
Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995
-
He leaned forward a little, his gray and orange eyes glit - tering.
Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995
-
Andre Norton red was so overlaid with stitchery of gold that she glit - tered as hard as any metal figure in the sun.
Merlin's Mirror Norton, Andre 1975
-
Poignards glit - tered in the darkness and their owners wore the black hoods of professional assassins.
The Vanishing Tower Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1970
-
He glared out across the ~ity, where it winked and glit - tered beneath the stars, around the curve of the planet.
Trader To The Stars Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1964
-
Noon came almost before Nort and Dick realized it, so busy were they, and when Fah Moo cried: "Klum an 'glit it!" which was the signal for dinner, Nort exclaimed:
The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery Willard F. Baker
hernesheir commented on the word glit
"Tough phlegm, that especially which gathers in the stomach when it is foul." --Dr. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Supplement, 1841.
May 18, 2011
bilby commented on the word glit
All that glit is not gold.
May 18, 2011