glad rags noun [pi.] (old-fashioned, informal) a person’s best clothes, worn on a special occasion (

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glam or ize (BrE also -ise) /’glasmaraiz/ verb [VN] (usually disapproving) to make sth bad appear attractive or exciting ftiA; ft W M Wt ; H it: Television tends to glamorize violence.        Jo

glam or ous /'glsemaras/ (also informal glam) adj. espe­cially attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things or people # #] U W 1& tl 63; @ A M 63;    : glamorous movie stars WlfMA #IBM 0 a

glamorous job ^ A ft ft 63 I Yf 022 unglamorous ► glam-or-ous-ly adv.: glamorously dressed glamour {BrE) {NAmE glamor) /'glaema(r)/ noun [U] 1 the attractive and exciting quality that makes a person, a job or a place seem special, often because of wealth or status 31A, MA, &$A (        sStfl

) : hopeful young actors and actresses dazzled by the glamour of Hollywood A£FI£±!I63MA4,],*&M$IJ, IF 4fil #. M 63 ¥ $£     0 Now that she’s a flight attendant,

foreign travel has lost its glamour for her. m£%7, 2 physical

beauty that also suggests wealth or success £&A63Ji;

H fj : Add a cashmere scarf under your jacket for a touch of glamour.        M ffi S ^ ^ JffJA H $ if®#

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'glamour model (BrE) {NAmE 'glamor model) noun a person, especially a woman, who is photographed wearing very few or no clothes in order to sexually excite the person looking at the photographs ( A If H

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glam rock /.glsem 'rnk; NAmE 'ra:k/ noun [U] a style of music popular in the 1970s, in which male singers wore unusual clothes and make-up M Wi M 'M (

20 urn 70 f ^            )

glance /glcuns; A/Amf glaens/ verb, noun Mverb [V + adv./prep.\ 1 to look quickly at sth/sb ip—Bg; ^U^g— ;f; 49.4ft: She glanced at her watch. f Ao O He glanced around the room. 4&FF4S.7 — T7I |H|0 0 7 glanced up quickly to see who had come in. Hsifi it 1ft A f T - m. m Ji ift it A 7 c 2 ~ at/down/over/ through sth to read sth quickly and not thoroughly ffl (ft; EUEI scan : I only had time to glance at

the newspapers. H A % A.84 OH 7 — T 4f £5,» 0 He glanced briefly down the list of names.

o She glanced through the report. M AS£$'J % 7“* T jt n-0  'glance on/off sth (of light ft) to flash

on a surface or be reflected off it f£ _h |A jjfc ( ^ W W. ) ; M.-- A A lt .glance 'off (sth) to hit sth at an angle and move off it in a different direction $4 fft i& A (   : The ball glanced off the post into

the net.®$i*nfefd&Amfo0 a noun ~ (at sb/sth) a quick look      #; —        4341:

to take/have a glance at the newspaper headlines f-lfffiWAfeloa cursory/brief/casual/furtive glance      ftO The

sisters exchanged glances (= looked at each other). M ]4@S/4417^To o She shot him a sideways glance, ik )k 01 fh If 7 # • BR o o He walked away without a backward glance. iMAM A„ 0 She stole a

glance (= looked secretly) at her watch. Mfliliifl'T# o note at look iTSHOT at a (single) glance immedi­ately; with only a quick look \L M; —- ill;       ( R )  —

01: He could tell at a glance what was wrong, #,—01 tie Irifl T         a* first 'glance when you first look

at or think about sth, often rather quickly *4f;

: At first glance the problem seemed easy. %•—|f-|n]

glancing /'glainsiq; NAmE 'glaensirj/ adj. [only before noun] hitting sth/sb at an angle, not with full force 14 4&MM63; 73i63: to strike somebody a glancing blow

gland /glaend/ noun an organ in a person’s or an animal’s body that produces a substance for the body to use. There are many different glands in the body. 0$: a snake’s poison glands #6 W H JH o Her glands are swollen.        (ft 0IH£ W flfc o —see also pituitary ► glan-

| 863                       glass

du lar /'glaendjul9(r); NAmE -d38-/ adj. [usually before noun]: glandular tissue

glandular 'fever (BrE) {NAmE or medical E mono­nucleosis) (also NAmE informal mono) noun [U] an infectious disease that causes swelling of the lymph glands and makes the person feel very weak for a long tirneM;           mMiggfc

glans /glaenz/ {pi. glan-des /'glaendiiz/) noun {anatomy M) the round part at the end of a man’s penis or a woman’s clitoris BHHA; glare /gle9(r); NAmE gler/ verb, noun a verb [V] 1 ~ (at sb/sth) to look at sb/sth in an angry way

6                  @ Mil PST7I glower: He didn’t shout, he just glared

at me silently.   K      MMU f & »

o note at stare 2 to shine with a very bright unpleas­ant light£th$iJBS(ftA;

mnoun 1 [U, sing.] a very bright, unpleasant light $!]BI4[ft ft: the glare of the sun j£ g (ft ffi ft 0 The rabbit was caught in the glare of the car’s headlights. 3^ ]£ $! BH [ft fC A $14T M M T 0 o These sunglasses are designed to reduce glare.

0 (figurative) The divorce was conducted in the full glare of publicity {= with continuous attention from newspapers and television).       II ife^ftS?#!

2 [G] a long, angry look ( ) &

41, HBH: to give sb a hostile glare o note at look

glaring/’glearir); NAmE'gler-l adj. 1 [usually before noun] (of sth bad ffc ffi 63 iff %) very easily seen J1 Bfl [ft; Bf] M (ft; i§J&lft BOH blatant: a glaring error/omission/ inconsistency/injustice        / SKIS /

j£ <> the most glaring example of this problem

J 2 (of a light ft) very bright and unpleasant $|J0S@ 63 3 angry; aggressive ^63; ’It&63; IfllStt63 : glaring eyes 'If & 63 3 ft ► glaringly adv.; glaringly obvious Jill J§ J163 glass 0"* /gla:s; NAmE glees/ noun, verb mnoun

►                 TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCE    1 [U] a hard, usually

transparent, substance used, for example, for making windows and bottles : a sheet/pane of glass — Jt

; —iA o frosted/toughened glass % /

|oa glass bottle/dish/roof      / # / S® 0 I cut

myself on a piece of broken glass.

T o 0 The vegetables are grown under glass (= in a greenhouse).       —see

alSO CUT GLASS, PLATE GLASS, STAINED GLASS, GLAZIER

►                 FOR DRINKING ft f 2 [C] (often in compounds

^il]) a container made of glass, used for drinking out of ; Mlf: a sherry glass If f]MIF o a wine glass 3 [C] the contents of a glass —If ( 63M ) : a glass of sherry/wine/water, etc. — IF if %ij 'M,

O He drank three whole glasses.        ^ItiHlFo

►                 GLASS OBJECTS ill1] rn 4 [U] objects made of glass

f'J net;      We keep all our glass and china in this

cupboard. 0

She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass.

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►                 ON WATCH/PICTURE f A / M it i 5 [sing.] a protecting

cover made of glass on a watch, picture or photograph frame, fire alarm, etc.  H ) 41;

( A    63 ) 3^In case of emergency, break

the glass and press the button. i5?$^

►                 FOR EYES BK 0# 6 glasses {NAmE also eye-glasses) (also old-fashioned or formal spec-tacles, informal specs espe­cially in BrE) [pi ] two lenses in a frame that rests on the nose and ears. People wear glasses in order to be able to see better or to protect their eyes from bright light. Bg ^: a pair of glasses — ®j 0[44t o dark glasses S§ ft 01 wear glasses for driving, tc JF A-BtMBIIto — see alSO FIELD GLASSES, MAGNIFYING GLASS, SUNGLASSES

►                 MIRROR f| f 7 [C, usually sing.] {old-fashioned) a mirror

7                  — see also looking glass

►                 BAROMETER H JFk A 8 the glass [sing.] a barometer H

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ITSTOI see people n., raise v.