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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fulguration \Ful"gu*ra`tion\, n. [L. fulguratio: cf. F. fulguration.] 1. The act of lightening. [R.] --Donne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface; -- also called {blick}. [1913 Webster] A phenomenon called, by the old chemists, fulguration. --Ure. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From {Bleak}, a., cf. {Blay}.] (Zool.) A small European river fish ({Leuciscus alburnus}), of the family Cyprinid[ae]; the blay. [Written also {blick}.] [1913 Webster] Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. --Baird. [1913 Webster] From German-English Freedict dictionary [fd-deu-eng]: Blick [blik] (n) , s.(m ) look; view; vista