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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1820-1825, 1923-1934
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BLENT, v. and n.
1. v.
(1) With up. Of the sun: to shine after being hidden by clouds.Lth. 1825 Jam.2:
The sun is said to blent up, i.e. to shine after the sky has been overcast.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.
(2) To flash.Lth. 1934 (per Lnk.3):
To blent a lantern in one's eyes.
Phr.: to blent fire, “to flash” (Fif. 1825 Jam.2).
2. n.
(1) A flash.Sc. 1820 Marmaiden of Clyde in Edb. Mag. (May) 423:
A blent o' fire soup'd athort the flude, And ower the carlin-stane.
(2) “The breaking of a storm” (Slg. 1914 T.S.D.C. I.).
[O.Sc. has blent, n. and v., glance, glitter, based on pa.t. of blenk, to gleam or glitter, through the forms blenkit, blenkt, blent (see D.O.S.T.).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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