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单词 aglint
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aglintadj.adv.

Brit. /əˈɡlɪnt/, U.S. /əˈɡlɪnt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix3, glint v.
Etymology: < a- prefix3 + glint v.
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).
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