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Webster 1913 Edition
Glimpse
Glimpse
,Noun.
[For
glimse
, from the root of glimmer
.] 1.
A sudden flash; transient luster.
LIght as the lightning
glimpse
they ran. Milton.
2.
A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.
Here hid by shrub wood, there by
glimpses
seen. S. Rogers.
3.
A faint idea; an inkling.
Glimpse
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Glimpsed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glimpsing
.] to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
Drayton.
Glimpse
,Verb.
T.
To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
Some
glimpsing
and no perfect sight. Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Glimpse
GLIMPSE
,Noun.
1.
A weak faint light. Such vast room in Nature,
Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute
Each orb a glimpse of light.
2.
A flash of light; as the lightning's glimpse.3.
Transient luster. One glimpse of glory to my issue give.
4.
A short transitory view. He saw at a glimpse the design of the enemy.5.
Short fleeting enjoyment; as a glimpse of delight.6.
Exhibition of a faint resemblance.GLIMPSE
,Verb.
I.