Glim vs Glia - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between glim and glia

is that glim is (slang) a light, candle, lantern while glia is the network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.

(en noun)

(slang) A light, candle, lantern.

* 1837 , (Charles Dickens), , Ch. 16:

'Let's have a glim ,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'

* 1851 , (Herman Melville), , Ch. 3:

"Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.

* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), , Ch. 5:

'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window.

(slang) An eye.

(obsolete) brightness; splendour

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The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.

* neuroglia

* glioma

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