a·glow

[uh-gloh]
adjective
glowing: a house aglow with lights; a face aglow with happiness.

Origin:
1810–20; a-1 + glow

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aglow (əˈɡləʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(postpositive) glowing

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Aglow is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History

aglow
1817, from a- (1) + glow (q.v.). Fig. sense of "flushed with pleasurable excitement" is from 1834. Both senses first recorded in writings of Coleridge.
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Example sentences
Far above, the triangle is aglow in the dimly translucent field of ice.
But to telescopes above the meddling atmosphere, the sky is aglow with infrared
  light.
The nine-hole course will be lined with glow lights and players will receive
  aglow necklace and glow ball.
Blossom after blossom bursts out and the land is aglow.
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