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glitter

Canadian ice formed from freezing rain
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glitter

[′glid·ər]
(materials)
A group of decorative materials consisting of flakes large enough so that each flake produces a plainly visible sparkle or reflection; incorporated into plastic during compounding.
(optics)
The spots of light reflected from a point source by the surface of the sea or wave facets, that is, specular reflection.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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"Girls love Galexie Glister because it is the perfect amount of sparkle," adds Hogan.
There is a great deal of humour as Glister suggests happy additions to the story which the novelist twists to tragedy and despair.
Sweetness and childish wonder glister every frame, including a towering motion capture performance from Mark Rylance as the eponymous hulk, who blows bottled dreams into bedrooms using his phizzwhizzing metal trumpet.
For those who don't know the pattern, it's got a peacock glister body, a gold and silver tail and a gold and silver wing.
It is the last in a long line of council-owned buildings on Redcar front, that have soon lost their initial glister, examples being the former pier, the Beach Centre (later Leo's), the Coatham Enclosure, the attractive, but dilapidated, shelters and Redcar Bowl.
Detective Sergeant Kelly Glister said the force had followed up leads from members of the public but none had led to the mother being identified.
WHILE ex-wife Nicole Kidman's fortunes go from strength to strength, box-office golden boy Tom Cruise loses his glister with Vanilla Sky.
He explained: 'The reputation of the product has not suffered yet but the company has been badly wounded, and eventually this will rub the glister off the product as well.
It includes cream pigment, in six shades, which can be used on face, eyes lips and body, two new shades of lipstick, sheer lip gloss, new shade of glister in precision ink and five shades of nail varnish.
Detective Sergeant Kelly Glister of Thames Valley Police said: "We want to make sure Rosie's mum is well, and has access to the support services she needs."
Strong economic growth in Britain in 1999 provided advertising companies with healthy bottom lines but it was the gold rush from new online firms that added glister to results.
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