~ 1
■ verb
1》 take a brief or hurried look.
↘( ~ at/through ) read quickly or cursorily.
2》 (often ~ off ) strike at an angle and bounce off obliquely.
■ noun
1》 a brief or hurried look.
2》 archaic a flash or gleam of light.
3》 Cricket a stroke with the bat's face turned slantwise to deflect the ball slightly.
Derivatives
glancing adjective
glancingly adverb
Origin
ME: prob. a nasalized form of obs. glace , from OFr. glacier 'to slip', from glace 'ice'.
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~ 2
■ noun a shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.
Origin
ME: from Ger. Glanz 'brightness, lustre'.