GLANCE

glance. Glance, n. a quick view, the dart of a beam of light

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Glance (glȧns), n. [[Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. Gleen, Glint, Glitter, and Glance a mineral.]] 1. 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor.
Swift as the lightning glance. Milton. 2. 2. A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse.
Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. Shak. 3. 3. An incidental or passing thought or allusion.
How fleet is a glance of the mind. Cowper. 4. 4. (Min.) A name given to some sulphides, mostly dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper glance.
Glance coal, anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of carbon. — Glance cobalt, cobaltite, or gray cobalt. — Glance copper, chalcocite. — Glance wood, a hard wood grown in Cuba, and used for gauging instruments, carpenters' rules, etc. McElrath.