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glitterand

glitterand is the obsolete form of glittering.

Meaning of glittering

Adjective

glittering (comparative more glittering, superlative most glittering)

  1. Brightly sparkling.
    • [T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully.1813, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Canto I”, in Queen Mab; […], London: […] P. B. Shelley, […], →OCLC, page 6
  2. (figuratively) Valuable, desirable.
    • Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 85

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Questions about glitterand

What is glitterand the obsolete form of?
Glitterand is the obsolete form of glittering.

Words near glitterand in the dictionary

  1. glitter pits
  2. glitter rock
  3. glitter strip
  4. glitterance
  5. glitterances
  6. glitterand
  7. glitterant
  8. glitterati
  9. glitteratus
  10. glitterball
  11. glitterballs

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