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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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