单词 | aglint |
释义 | aglintadj.adv. A. adj. In predicative use: glinting. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering levininga1340 leaming1387 gloringa1400 gleamingc1400 glimpsing1551 shimmering1558 glooming1579 brandishing1581 gleamy1593 glancing1596 glimmering1600 flickering1608 flashing1616 blinking1681 glimmerous1793 skimmeringa1800 aglimmer1828 agleam1854 aglint1871 aglance1880 glinting1883 shimmery1883 glimmery1906 1871 Our Boys & Girls Sept. 611/1 The beaded grass is aglint with dew. 1879 J. D. Long tr. Virgil Æneid ix. 315 Oft in the hunt have we caught sight, Aglint through valley copses, of the town. 1946 C. V. Wedgwood tr. E. Canetti Auto Da Fé i. vi. 80 Her eyes, usually aglint with every malicious light, were peaceful, watery, almost blue, as they obediently appraised the furniture. 2008 New Yorker 14 Apr. 68/1 Shelving units..with recessed fluorescent lighting that sets brass fittings on the merchandise aglint caress the eye. B. adv. So as to glint. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a gleaming, glimmering, or flickering manner glimmeringly1561 aglimmer1840 flickeringly1840 gleamingly1847 agleam1867 dancingly1892 aglint1905 a-shimmer1926 shimmeringly1934 1905 Harper's Mag. May 845/2 The glare of great flaring torches:..setting aglint the sword-hilts of the nobles and the steel trappings of the men-at-arms. 2010 J. Kirk Kingdom under Glass xvi. 179 After the tent boys had finished laying out the table—crisp white linens set aglint with silver and china—everyone settled down for the luncheon feast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1871 |
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