● glitter nom masculin (anglais, glitter, paillettes) Mouvement musical (également nommé glam, de glamour) apparu en Angleterre en 1970, dont les tenants, par réaction aux dérives intellectuelles du rock de l'époque, prônent un retour aux sources du rock and roll, tout en l'habillant de strass et de paillettes, pour lui donner une aura sulfureuse.
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Glitter — is the word used to describe an assortment of very small (roughly 1 mm²) pieces of paper, glass or plastic painted in metallic, neon and iridescent colors to reflect light in a sparkling spectrum. Glitter is usually stored in canisters somewhat… … Wikipedia
glitter — (v.) c.1300, glideren (late 14c. as gliteren), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. glitra to glitter, from glit brightness, from P.Gmc. *glit shining, bright (Cf. O.E. glitenian to glitter, shine; be distinguished, O.H.G. glizzan, Ger. glitzern … Etymology dictionary
Glitter — Glit ter, n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glitter — • glitter, glans, sken, skimmer, flitter • sken, skimmer, glans, ljusflöde, ljussken, glimt, reflex, glitter • glans, sken, ljus, glitter, briljans, skimmer, lyster, blänk … Svensk synonymlexikon
Glitter — ist ein Gemisch aus sehr kleinen Papier , Glas , Plastik oder Metallstreifen. Goldglitter Anwendung … Deutsch Wikipedia
glitter — [n] brilliance, sparkle beam, brightness, coruscation, display, flash, gaudiness, glamour, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glister, glitz, luster, pageantry, radiance, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, show, showiness, splendor, tinsel, twinkle … New thesaurus
glitter — [glit′ər] vi. [ME gliteren, prob. < ON glitra, akin to Ger glitzern: for IE base see GLISTEN] 1. to shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle 2. to be strikingly brilliant, showy, or attractive n. 1. a bright, sparkling light 2 … English World dictionary
Glitter — Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glitter — index pretense (ostentation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
glitter — vb glisten, sparkle, *flash, gleam, glance, glint, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
