Glengarry, glen-gar′i, n. a cap of thick-milled woollen, generally rising to a point in front, with ribbons hanging down behind—worn by the Highlanders of Scotland. [Glengarry, a glen in West Inverness-shire.]
Glenlivet, glen-lēv′et, n. a good Scotch whisky. [Glenlivet, a valley in Banffshire.]
Gley, glī, glē, v.i. to squint.—p.adj. Gleyed (Scot.), squint-eyed. [Ice. gljá, to glitter; Dan. glo.]
Gliadin. See Glutin.
Glib, glib, adj. moving easily: voluble.—v.i. to move freely.—adv. Glib′ly.—n. Glib′ness. [A contr. of Dut. glibberig, slippery.]
Glib, glib, n. (Spens.) a bush of hair hanging over the eyes. [Gael., a lock of hair.]
Glib, glib, v.t. (Shak.) to emasculate, to castrate. [Perh. an error for lib, to castrate.]
Glide, glīd, v.i. to slide smoothly and easily: to flow gently: to pass rapidly.—n. act of gliding: the joining of two sounds without a break: a smooth and sliding kind of waltz-step.—adj. Glid′dery, slippery.—n. Glīd′er, one who, or that which, glides.—adv. Glīd′ingly. [A.S. glídan, to slip; Ger. gleiten.]
Gliff, glif, n. a fright, a scare: (Scot.) a moment.—Also Glift. [M. E. gliffen, to be terrified.]
Glim, glim, n. (coll.) a light: (slang) an eye. [A.S. gleomu; cf. Ger. glimm, a spark.]