[glance] vb glanced ; glanc.ing [ME glencen, glenchen] vi (15c) 1: to strike a surface obliquely so as to go off at an angle "the bullet glanced off the wall"
2. a: to make sudden quick movements "dragonflies glancing over the pond" b: to flash or gleam with quick intermittent rays of light "brooks glancing in the sun"
3: to touch on a subject or refer to it briefly or indirectly "the work ~s at the customs of ancient cultures"
4. a of the eyes: to move swiftly from one thing to another b: to take a quick look at something "glanced at his watch" ~ vt 1 archaic a: to take a quick look at b: to catch a glimpse of
2: to give an oblique path of direction to: a: to throw or shoot so that the object glances from a surface b archaic: to aim (as an innuendo) indirectly: insinuate -- glanc.er n
[2]glance n (1503) 1 a: a quick intermittent flash or gleam b archaic: a sudden quick movement
2. a archaic: a rapid oblique movement b: a deflected impact or blow 3 a: a swift movement of the eyes b: a quick or cursory look
4. archaic a: a brief satirical reference to something: gibe b: allusion -- at first glance : on first consideration "at first glance the subject seems harmless enough"