[glans, glahns] 
verb, glanced, glanc⋅ing, noun | 1. | to look quickly or briefly. |
| 2. | to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight. |
| 3. | to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off): The arrow glanced off his shield. |
| 4. | to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually fol. by at). |
| 5. | to cast a glance or brief look at; catch a glimpse of. |
| 6. | to cast or reflect, as a gleam. |
| 7. | to throw, hit, kick, shoot, etc. (something) so that it glances off a surface or object. |
| 8. | a quick or brief look. |
| 9. | a gleam or flash of light, esp. 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. |
[glans, glahns] | any of various minerals having a luster that indicates a metallic nature. |
| glance 1 (glāns) v. glanced, glanc·ing, glanc·es v. intr.
[Middle English glauncen, alteration (influenced by glenten, to shine) of glacen, from Old French glacer, to slide; see glacis.] |
| glance 2 (glāns) n. Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance. [German Glanz, from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German, bright; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
