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Antonyms for glister

Grammar : Noun
Spell : glis-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglɪs tər


Definition of glister

Origin :
  • late 14c., probably from or related to Low German glisten, Middle Dutch glisteren, from PIE root *ghel- "to shine, glitter" (see glass). Related: Glistered; glistering. As a noun, from 1530s.
  • noun glitter
Example sentences :
  • A glowworm is not discerned in the sunshine, though it glister in the dark.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
  • Despite the keen wind, a glister of sweat-drops studded his forehead.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • George Light in 1657 paid Dr. Modè fifty pounds of tobacco for 'a glister and administering.'
  • Extract from : « Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 » by Thomas P. Hughes
  • She only shook her head; and now he saw the glister of tear-drops in those beautiful gray eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Air Trust » by George Allan England
  • The glister of the profit that was supposed to have ensued to Scotsmen blinded many men's eyes at the first sight.
  • Extract from : « The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland » by John Knox
  • And therefore the same effect may be produced by a Glister, the Head may be intoxicated by a medicine at the Heel.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) » by Thomas Browne
  • The glister of the proffeit that was judged heirof to have ensewed to Scotishmen at the first sight, blynded many menis eyis.
  • Extract from : « The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) » by John Knox
  • We can't even be sure if the Salt Lake is a lake, or whether the glister we see there is just dry sand.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume I » by Ian Hamilton
  • They seemed to be attracted, just as he was, by that abominable slimy flow and glister of the asphalt.
  • Extract from : « The Divine Fire » by May Sinclair
  • They went through the orchard where the pears and pippins were lustered by the sheen and glister of the moon.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie

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