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[German, from Middle High German, from Old High German,; see ghel- in Indo-European roots .]
Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance.
[Middle English glauncen , alteration (influenced by glenten , to shine ) of glacen , from Old French glacer , to slide ; see glacis .]
At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.
On initial consideration: At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.
The car struck the barrier and went off at a glance.
3. An oblique movement following impact; a deflection: The car struck the barrier and went off at a glance.
gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
1. A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
glanced a stone off the wall.
2. To cause to strike a surface at an angle: glanced a stone off the wall.
To strike (a surface) at an angle; graze:See Synonyms at brush
The arrow glanced the target but didn’t stick.
a history course that only glanced at the Korean conflict.
3. To make a passing reference; touch briefly: a history course that only glanced at the Korean conflict.
sunlight glanced off the water.
c. To be reflected, especially in flashes: sunlight glanced off the water.
The sun glanced through the leaves.
b. To shine over or through something at an angle: The sun glanced through the leaves.
A pebble glanced off the windshield.
a. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: A pebble glanced off the windshield.
glanced at the menu.
b. To read quickly or in cursory fashion: glanced at the menu.
glanced in the rearview mirror.
a. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly: glanced in the rearview mirror.
glance
(
ɡlɑːns
) vb
1. (intr) to look hastily or briefly
2. (intr;
foll by
over, through,
etc
) to look over briefly:
to glance through a report
.
3. (intr) to reflect, glint, or gleam:
the sun glanced on the water
.
4. (usually foll by: off) to depart (from an object struck) at an oblique angle:
the arrow glanced off the tree
.
5. (tr) to strike at an oblique angle:
the arrow glanced the tree
. n
6. a hasty or brief look; peep
7. at a glance from one’s first look; immediately
8. a flash or glint of light; gleam
9. the act or an instance of an object glancing or glancing off another
10. a brief allusion or reference
11. (Cricket) cricket a stroke in which the ball is deflected off the bat to the leg side; glide
[C15: modification of glacen to strike obliquely, from Old French glacier to slide (see glacis); compare Middle English glenten to make a rapid sideways movement, glint]
ˈglancing adv
ˈglancingly adv
Usage: Glance is sometimes wrongly used where glimpse is meant: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd
glance
(
ɡlɑːns
) n
(Minerals) any mineral having a metallic lustre, esp a simple sulphide:
copper glance
.
[C19: from German Glanz brightness, lustre]
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