glister

English

Etymology 1

Old English glistren

Verb

glister (third-person singular simple present glisters, present participle glistering, simple past and past participle glistered)

1. To gleam, glisten or coruscate

   All that glisters is not gold. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (II, vii)

Noun

glister (plural glisters)

1. A brilliant flash; a glint

Etymology 2

Compare Old French glistere.

Noun

glister (plural glisters)

1. Alternative form of clyster.

Anagrams

• gristle