Glit"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Glittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Glittering.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,
Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS.
glītan, OHG. glīzzan, G. gleissen,
Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten,
and prob. glance, gleam.]
1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a
brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a
glittering sword.
The field yet glitters with the pomp of
war.
Dryden.
2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and
hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a
court.
Syn. -- To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to
glare. See Gleam, Flash.
Glit"ter, n. A bright, sparkling
light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter
of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
Milton.
