Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Glean — Glean, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gleaning}.] [OE. glenen, OF. glener, glaner, F. glaner, fr. LL. glenare; cf. W. glan clean, glanh?u to clean, purify, or AS. gelm, gilm, a hand?ul.] [1913 Webster] 1. To gather after a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glean — Glean, v. i. 1. To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers. [1913 Webster] And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers. Ruth ii. 3. [1913 Webster] 2. To pick up or gather anything by degrees. [1913 Webster] Piecemeal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glean — glean; glean·er; glean·ings; … English syllables
glean´er — glean «gleen», transitive verb. 1. to gather (stalks of grain, ears of corn, or the like) left on a field by reapers: »They gleaned enough potatoes from the field after harvest to fill a large sack. 2. to strip (a field) of grain, corn, or the… … Useful english dictionary
Glean — Glean, n. A collection made by gleaning. [1913 Webster] The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glean — Glean, n. Cleaning; afterbirth. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glean — [gli:n] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: glener, from Late Latin glennare] 1.) [T] to find out information slowly and with difficulty glean sth from sb/sth ▪ Additional information was gleaned from other sources. 2.) [I and T] to collect … Dictionary of contemporary English
glean — early 14c., from O.Fr. glener (Mod.Fr. glaner) to glean, from L.L. glennare make a collection, perhaps from Gaulish (Cf. O.Ir. do glinn he collects, gathers, Celt. glan clean, pure ). Figurative sense was earlier in English than the literal one… … Etymology dictionary
glean — [ glin ] verb 1. ) transitive FORMAL to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully: GARNER: Their decisions were based on financial information gleaned from the Internet. 2. ) intransitive or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glean — *reap, gather, garner, harvest Analogous words: pick (see CHOOSE): *strip, divest … New Dictionary of Synonyms
