Gliff

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A moment: as, for a gliff. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]