Glimmer \Glim"mer\, n.
1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light;
also, a gleam.
Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. --Tennyson.
2. Mica. See {Mica}. --Woodsward.
{Glimmer gowk}, an owl. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.