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Gliff

Gliff \Gliff\, n. [Cf. OE. gliffen, gliften, to look with fear at.]

  1. A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one; a sudden fear. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
    --Halliwell.

  2. A moment: as, for a gliff. [Scot.]
    --Sir W. Scott.

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gliff

n. 1 (context UK Scotland dialect English) A transient glance. 2 (context UK Scotland dialect English) An unexpected view of something that startles one. 3 (context UK Scotland dialect English) A sudden fear.

Usage examples of "gliff".

Especially Niffy Gliff, who is half dragon, half Pegasus, with a unicorn horn from somewhere in her ancestry.

And there, gliding in, was Niffy Gliff, the combination griffin Pegasus with the horn.