agleam

agleam
Glowing with subdued light.

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  • Agleam — A*gleam , adv. & a. [Pref. a + gleam.] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • agleam — (adj.) 1854, from A (Cf. a ) (1) + GLEAM (Cf. gleam) …   Etymology dictionary

  • agleam — [ə glēm′] adv., adj. gleaming …   English World dictionary

  • agleam — /euh gleem /, adj. gleaming; bright; radiant: a city agleam with lights. [1865 70; A 1 + GLEAM] * * * …   Universalium

  • agleam — adjective bright with a steady but subdued shining from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights the gleaming brass on the altar Nereids beneath the nitid moon • Syn: ↑gleaming, ↑nitid • Similar to: ↑bright …   Useful english dictionary

  • agleam — adjective Date: 1854 gleaming especially with reflected light …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • agleam — adj. shiny, glowing adv. shiningly, glowingly, gleamingly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • agleam — adjective gleaming …   English new terms dictionary

  • agleam — a•gleam [[t]əˈglim[/t]] adj. gleaming; bright; radiant • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • agleam — /əˈglim/ (say uh gleem) adjective gleaming …  

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