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Webster 1913 Edition

Glister

Glis′ter

,
Verb.
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.
All that
glisters
is not gold.
Shakespeare

Glis′ter

,
Noun.
Glitter; luster.

Glis′ter

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
glistere
.]
Same as
Clyster
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Glister

GLIS'TER

,
Verb.
I.
[See Glisten.] To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant.
All that glistens is not gold.

Definition 2024

glister

glister

English

Verb

glister ‎(third-person singular simple present glisters, present participle glistering, simple past and past participle glistered)

  1. To gleam, glisten or coruscate
    All that glisters is not gold. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (II, vii)

Translations

Noun

glister ‎(plural glisters)

  1. A brilliant flash; a glint

Etymology 2

Compare Old French glistere.

Noun

glister ‎(plural glisters)

  1. Alternative form of clyster

Anagrams

Etymology

Old English glistren

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