Quick looks at something, or to look at something briefly without staring hard.
From Old French 'glacer' meaning 'to slip' or 'to glance off.' The word evolved from the idea of light bouncing off a surface, then came to mean a quick, fleeting look that doesn't linger.
The word 'glance' literally shares its root with 'glacier' and 'slippery'—both describe something that slides or slips away quickly, just like your eyes when you take a quick look!
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