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glance

[glans, glahns]

verb (used without object)

to look quickly or briefly.

to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight.

to strike a surface or object obliquely, especially so as to bounce off at an angle (often followed by off): The arrow glanced off his shield.

to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually followed by at).

verb (used with object) Archaic.

to cast a glance or brief look at; catch a glimpse of.

to cast or reflect, as a gleam.

to throw, hit, kick, shoot, etc. (something) so that it glances off a surface or object.

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noun

a quick or brief look.

a gleam or flash of light, especially reflected light.

10.

a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound.

11.

a passing reference or allusion; insinuation.

12.

Cricket. a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English glancen (v.), nasalized variant (perhaps influenced by obsolete glent; see glint) of Middle English glacen to strike a glancing blow < Old French glacier to slip, slide < Latin glaciāre to freeze. See glacé

Synonyms
2. glisten, scintillate. See flash. 3. reflect, ricochet. 9. glitter.

Example Sentences

The fair is a microcosm of international publishing, and a glance at its nine vast, hangarlike exhibition halls spoke.

That's why the world is wary of change its glance other way.

But if you stop to catch your breath and glance down, a whole new set of wonders reveals itself at your feet.

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The fair is a microcosm of international publishing, and a glance at its nine vast, hangarlike exhibition halls spoke.

That's why the world is wary of change its glance other way.

But if you stop to catch your breath and glance down, a whole new set of wonders reveals itself at your feet.

At first glance you might not notice anything odd on meeting a young boy with autism.

Just a quick glance at both stories reveals that each group had, at some point, to rely on native people.

Though at first glance it may resemble other commuter vehicles, a few key features set it apart.

But a glance at the figures shows that the staff totals represent automatic stages in an inevitable increase.

Calls that involved no reversal of rank registered as status quo and barely triggered a glance.

At first glance identical twins seem, well, identical.

I'd recommend taking a glance at the label before you horrify the hosts by watering down a particularly fine wine.

When sunlight hits a raindrop, some photons glance off the surface.

Export industries may have a better chance of benefiting from a global recovery than the figures suggest at first glance.

Have them glance at the pictures of the pterosaur heads briefly.

We appear to be able to read words at a glance without being aware of each letter.

Suffice it to say that not everything is as it seems at first glance.

Glance at the image to the left and, as quickly as you can, name the animal whose shape is pictured.

Nevertheless, a glance at your family tree may indicate whether you have a familial tendency toward longevity.

There is still one reason to glance at the manual, though.

At first glance the survey method may seem less than exact.

Although this game is at first glance about money, it is really about the development of trust.

Everything is listed in chronological order, and you can see what you need at a glance.

Understanding cultural groups prepares us to better listen to, respect, and celebrate those who seem different at first glance.

If a motorist wanted to know their speed, a glance at the dashboard would do it.

At first glance you can straightaway see the effort put into the app.

As an op-ed, it should have been thrown out at first glance.

Color-coded cables let you tell left from right at a glance.

Without a backward glance in my direction, he hopped in when the taxi pulled up.

It only takes a glance through the rest of this newspaper to figure out why.

In our clock-studded society, the answer is never more than a glance away, and so.

Favorite warm- and cool-season vegetables at a glance plus growing season basics.

Wearers can glance at their wrists to see the incoming number.

Another glance at the figures: one was now kneeling to aim.

All we'd have to do is glance at one another's drafts.

Experienced buyers know at a glance where a bag of uncut stones originates.

By a glance at the map, it will be seen that the mines.

Here's hoping the editor takes a glance at my manuscript soon.

Just glance at a couple enjoying the romantic night air in.

They will glance at the scores and only note them if they are unusually low, or freakishly high.

At first glance these numbers seem old-hat, for newspaper sales have been falling for four decades.

At first glance they appeared to be the shrunken heads of tribal ancestors.

His rationale is indeed that search committees merely glance at cover letters, hence the shorter the better.

At first glance there are many attractions to contingent capital.

Check the local tide level at a glance with this personalized tide clock.

Now, the world turns a searching glance upon this machine which does so much and fails so treacherously.

But a half-second glance reveals that he's missing a few things.

Glance at share prices or short-term growth forecasts and you might feel comforted.

Happily, my first glance at the new layout shows you've changed some of that.

The ring systems, which appear at first glance to be.

At first glance it has the style of an old fashioned embroidery piece, but obviously the quote gives it away.

The time shown in the picture is around ten past eleven, but at first glance appears to be ten to eleven.

So you can see at a glance where heat is leaking out.

Even in things that at first glance look to be good such as the promotion of bio-fuels that have disastrous consequences.

Just the type of thing that wouldn't get a second glance from a face-scanning computer.

After all, the master detective never takes the world for what it is at first glance.

Despite what a glance at the accompanying engraving may.

Most don't even glance up from their smart phones and.

Additionally, if it isn't peer-reviewed, it gets rejected without so much as a second glance.

COLLAPSE

Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

any of various minerals having a luster that indicates a metallic nature.

Origin:
1795–1805; < German Glanz brightness, luster

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Collins

World English Dictionary

glance¹ (ɡlɑːns)

—vb (usually foll by off)
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.	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 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]

usage Glance is sometimes wrongly used where glimpse is meant: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd

'glancing¹

—*adv*

'glancingly¹

—*adv*

glance² (ɡlɑːns)

—n
	any mineral having a metallic lustre, esp a simple sulphide: copper glance

[C19: from German Glanz brightness, lustre]

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Word Origin & History

glance

1441, from glacen "to graze, strike a glancing blow" (c.1300), from O.Fr. glaichier "to slip, make slippery," from glace "ice" (see glacial). Sense of "look quickly" (first recorded 1583) infl. by M.E. glenten "look askance" (see glint).

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

glance

see at first blush (glance).

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