aglimmeradj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈɡlɪmə/, U.S.

/əˈɡlɪmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, glimmer v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + glimmer v.

A. adj.

In predicative use: glimmering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering

levininga1340

leaming1387

gloringa1400

gleamingc1400

glimpsing1551

shimmering1558

glooming1579

brandishing1581

gleamy1593

glancing1596

glimmering1600

flickering1608

flashing1616

blinking1681

glimmerous1793

skimmeringa1800

aglimmer1828

agleam1854

aglint1871

aglance1880

glinting1883

shimmery1883

glimmery1906

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 51/2 The faces of the spectators are all agrin, and agape, and aghast, and a-gloom, and a-glimmer, with the fluctuations of passionate emotion.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. xii. 129 To set the tarnished gilding of the picture-frames..all a-glimmer.

1892 H. Butterworth Zigzag Journeys on Mississippi xiii. 217 The trees were all aglimmer with the twilight.

1953 Life 27 Apr. 22 (advt.) Cannon spreads with matching draperies come in an array of designs, many of them aglimmer with gold or silver threads.

2006 H. Bahr Judas Field (2007) 292 The cemetery was aglimmer with fireflies.

B. adv.

So as to glimmer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a gleaming, glimmering, or flickering manner

glimmeringly1561

aglimmer1840

flickeringly1840

gleamingly1847

agleam1867

dancingly1892

aglint1905

a-shimmer1926

shimmeringly1934

1840 R. Browning Sordello iii. 99 Now turn—Over the Eastern cypresses: discern You any beacon set a-glimmer?

1944 J. Belden Still Time to Die 39 Dark recesses were set aglimmer.

1999 V. Vinge Deepness in Sky (2000) xl. 517 The cool-colored lights in the trees..turned the bottomland forest all aglimmer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aglimmer
释义	aglimmeradj.adv. Brit. /əˈɡlɪmə/, U.S. /əˈɡlɪmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, glimmer v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + glimmer v. A. adj. In predicative use: glimmering. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > gleaming, glimmering, or flickering levininga1340 leaming1387 gloringa1400 gleamingc1400 glimpsing1551 shimmering1558 glooming1579 brandishing1581 gleamy1593 glancing1596 glimmering1600 flickering1608 flashing1616 blinking1681 glimmerous1793 skimmeringa1800 aglimmer1828 agleam1854 aglint1871 aglance1880 glinting1883 shimmery1883 glimmery1906 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 51/2 The faces of the spectators are all agrin, and agape, and aghast, and a-gloom, and a-glimmer, with the fluctuations of passionate emotion. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. xii. 129 To set the tarnished gilding of the picture-frames..all a-glimmer. 1892 H. Butterworth Zigzag Journeys on Mississippi xiii. 217 The trees were all aglimmer with the twilight. 1953 Life 27 Apr. 22 (advt.) Cannon spreads with matching draperies come in an array of designs, many of them aglimmer with gold or silver threads. 2006 H. Bahr Judas Field (2007) 292 The cemetery was aglimmer with fireflies. B. adv. So as to glimmer. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a gleaming, glimmering, or flickering manner glimmeringly1561 aglimmer1840 flickeringly1840 gleamingly1847 agleam1867 dancingly1892 aglint1905 a-shimmer1926 shimmeringly1934 1840 R. Browning Sordello iii. 99 Now turn—Over the Eastern cypresses: discern You any beacon set a-glimmer? 1944 J. Belden Still Time to Die 39 Dark recesses were set aglimmer. 1999 V. Vinge Deepness in Sky (2000) xl. 517 The cool-colored lights in the trees..turned the bottomland forest all aglimmer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1828
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