Толковый словарь английского языка - glare
Glare
glare
I. verb (~d; glaring) Etymology: Middle English ~n; akin to Old English glæs glass Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light, stand out , obtrude , to stare angrily or fiercely, transitive verb to express (as hostility) by staring angrily, to cause to be sharply reflected, II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a harsh uncomfortably bright light , cheap showy brilliance ; garishness, an angry or fierce stare, a surface or sheet of smooth and slippery ice
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by at, upon) look fiercely or fixedly. 2 intr. shine dazzlingly or disagreeably. 3 tr. express (hate, defiance, etc.) by a look. 4 intr. be over-conspicuous or obtrusive. --n. 1 a strong fierce light, esp. sunshine. b oppressive public attention (the glare of fame). 2 a fierce or fixed look (a glare of defiance). 3 tawdry brilliance. Derivatives glary adj. Etymology: ME, prob. ult. rel. to GLASS: cf. MDu. and MLG glaren gleam, glare 2. adj. US (esp. of ice) smooth and glassy. Etymology: perh. f. glare frost (16th c., of uncert. orig.) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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