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glitter

/ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ noun B2
  1. A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Glitz. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

Plural glitters

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THE lamps now glitter down the street;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 18 · C1
Nag coiled himself up, raised his head, and looked into the bathroom in the dark, and Rikki could see his eyes glitter.
The Jungle Book, p. 74 · B2
There is a dry glitter in his eyes and a firm set of his thin lips, which goes with a positive and possibly a harsh nature.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 94 · C1
Holmes leaned forward in his excitement and his eyes had the hard, dry glitter which shot from them when he was keenly interested.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 23 · C1

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