glitter ice

Variant of glitter

glitter definition

glit·ter (glit′ər)

intransitive verb

  1. to shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle
  2. to be strikingly brilliant, showy, or attractive

Etymology: ME gliteren, prob. < ON glitra, akin to Ger glitzern: for IE base see glisten

noun

  1. a bright, sparkling light
  2. striking or showy brilliance or attractiveness
  3. bits of glittering material used for decoration
  4. Cdn. a glaze of ice formed by quickly freezing rain
    also glitter ice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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