glance
Cross references:
1. flash
1. glance \'glan(t)s\ vb [ME glencen, glenchen] 1: to strike a surface
obliquely so as to go off at an angle {bullet glanced off the wall} 2a: to
flash or gleam with quick intermittent rays of light {brooks g lancing in
the sun} 2b: to make sudden quick movements {dragonflies glancing over the
pond} 3a: to touch briefly or indirectly on a subject {~s at the c ustoms
of ancient cultures} 3b: to refer briefly to something by way of censure or
satire of the eyes 4a: to move swiftly from one thing to another 4b: to
take a quick look at something archaic 1a: to take a quick look at 1b:
to catch a glimpse of 2: to give an oblique path of direction to : 2a: to
throw or shoot so that the object glances from a surface archaic 2b: to
aim (as an innuendo) indirectly : INSINUATE
2. glance n 1a: a quick intermittent flash or gleam archaic 1b: a sudden
quick movement archaic 2a: a rapid oblique movement 2b: a deflected
impact or blow 3a: a swift movement of the eyes 3b: a quick or cursory
look archaic 4a: GIBE 4b: ALLUSION
3. glance n [G glanz luster, glanz; akin to OHG glanz bright - more at
GLI]NT : any of several mineral sulfides usu. dark colored with a metallic
luster