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House Webster's College Dictionary  glanceglæns, glɑns(v.;
n.)glanced, glanc•ing    1. (v.i.)to look quickly or briefly.
2. to gleam or flash; scintillate.    3. to strike a surface or
object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often
fol. by off):      The arrow glanced off his shield.    4. to
allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usu. fol. by
at).    5. (v.t.)to throw, hit, kick, or shoot (something) so as
to cause an oblique bounce off a surface or object.    6. cast
or reflect, as a gleam.    7. cast a glance at; catch a glimpse
of.    8. (n.)a quick or brief look:      She memorized the
chart at a glance.    9. a gleam or flash, esp. of reflected
light.    10. a deflected movement or course; an oblique
rebound.    11. a passing reference or allusion.  Origin of
glance:  1400–50; late ME; alter. (perh. influenced by obs.
glent; see glint ) of ME glacen to stri