American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Scintillate

SCIN’TILLATE, v.i. [L. scintillo. This word seems to be a diminutive formed on the Teutonic scinan, Eng. to shine.]

1. To emit sparks or fine igneous particles.

Marbles do not scintillate with steel.

2. to sparkle, as the fixed stars.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Scintillate," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DBWH4225X1FRJ9L.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Scintillate." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 26 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DBWH4225X1FRJ9L.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Scintillate' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 26 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DBWH4225X1FRJ9L.