GLIM

Etymology

Noun

glim (countable and uncountable, plural glims)

(obsolete) brightness; splendour

(archaic, slang) A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire.

(archaic, slang) An eye.

(archaic, slang) A pair of glasses or spectacles.

(archaic, slang) A look; a glimpse.

(archaic, slang) Gonorrhea

(archaic, slang) Fake documents claiming the loss of property by fire (for use in begging).

Verb

glim (third-person singular simple present glims, present participle glimming, simple past and past participle glimmed)

(obsolete, transitive) To brand on the hand.

(dated, slang) To illuminate.

(dated, slang) To see; to observe.

Source: Wiktionary


Glim, n.

1. Brightness; splendor. [Obs.]

2. A light or candle. [Slang] Dickens. Douse the glim, put out the light. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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