Hypertext Webster Gateway: "glint"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Glint \Glint\, n. [OE. glent.]
A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] ``He saw a glint of
light.'' --Ramsay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.
i.]
To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
glitter. --Burns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Glint \Glint\, v. t.
To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
glint
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {spark}]
2: a spatially localized brightness
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter},
{glisten}, {gleam}, {shine}]
2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced
at the paper"; "glint" is archaic; "I only peeked--I
didn't see anything interesting" [syn: {glance}, {peek}]
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