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Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.

Dryden.

And glow with shame of your proceedings.

Shak.

3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.

Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats?

Addison.

The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.

Gay.

4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism.

With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.

Dryden.

Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.

Pope.

Glow, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic]

Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.

Shak.

Glow, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence.

2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.

3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.

The red glow of scorn.

Shak.

4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.

Glow"bard (?), n. [See Globard.] The glowworm. [Obs.]

Glow"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowering.] [Cf. Gloar.] to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl. Thackeray.

Glow"ing*ly (?), adv. In a glowing manner; with ardent heat or passion.

Glow"lamp` (?), n. 1. (Chem.) An aphlogistic lamp. See Aphlogistic.

2. (Elect.) An incandescent lamp. See Incandescent, a.

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