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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLIS'TER, v.i. [See Glisten.] To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant.
All that glistens is not gold.
GLISTER. [See Clyster.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn: glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]

Merriam Webster's

intransitive verb (glistered; glistering) Etymology: Middle English glistren; akin to Old English glisian Date: 14th century glitter • glister noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. archaic --v.intr. sparkle; glitter. --n. a sparkle; a gleam. Etymology: ME f. MLG glistern, MDu glisteren, rel. to GLISTEN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glister Glis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistering.] [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See Glisten.] To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter. All that glisters is not gold. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glister Glis"ter, n. Glitter; luster.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glister Glis"ter, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.] Same as Clyster. Glisteringly Glis"ter*ing*ly, adv. In a glistering manner.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. See glisten