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glis⋅ter

[glis-ter]
–verb (used without object) Archaic.
1. to glisten; glitter.
–noun
2. glitter; sparkle.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; akin to glisten


glis⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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glis·ter   (glĭs'tər)   
intr.v.   glis·tered, glis·ter·ing, glis·ters
To glisten.
n.  Glitter; brilliance.

[Middle English glisteren, probably from Middle Dutch glinsteren or Middle Low German glisteren; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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