glister Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
    scintillation; glitter; glisten; sparkle.

WordNet

Glis"ter intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See Glisten.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Glistered ; present participle & verbal noun Glistering
Definitions
  1. To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.
    All that glisters is not gold. Shak.
Glis"ter noun
Definitions
  1. Glitter; luster.
Glis"ter noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. glistere.
Definitions
  1. Same as Clyster.

Webster 1913