Glimpse

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 44

glimps, n. a short gleam: a weak light: transient lustre: a hurried view: fleeting enjoyment: the exhibition of a faint resemblance.— v.i. to appear by glimpses.— v.t. to get a glimpse of. [M. E. glimsen , to glimpse, a variant of glimmer .]