n. [ Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. Gleen, Glint, Glitter, and Glance a mineral. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. [ 1913 Webster ] Swift as the lightning glance. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse. [ 1913 Webster ] Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. An incidental or passing thought or allusion. [ 1913 Webster ] How fleet is a glance of the mind. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Min.) A name given to some sulphides, mostly dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper glance. [ 1913 Webster ] Glance coal, anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of carbon. -- Glance cobalt, cobaltite, or gray cobalt. -- Glance copper, chalcocite. -- Glance wood, a hard wood grown in Cuba, and used for gauging instruments, carpenters' rules, etc. McElrath. [ 1913 Webster ]
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