From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Glamour \Gla"mour\, n. [Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel.
gl['a]meggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (?); or
Icel. gl[=a]m-s[=y]ni weakness of sight, glamour; gl[=a]mr
name of the moon, also of a ghost + s[=y]ni sight, akin to E.
see. Perh., however, a corruption of E. gramarye.]
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1. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different
from what they really are.
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2. Witchcraft; magic; a spell. --Tennyson.
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3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear
different from what they really are.
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The air filled with a strange, pale glamour that
seemed to lie over the broad valley. --W. Black.
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4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an
object, through which it appears delusively magnified or
glorified.
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{Glamour gift}, {Glamour might}, the gift or power of
producing a glamour. The former is used figuratively, of
the gift of fascination peculiar to women.
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It had much of glamour might
To make a lady seem a knight. --Sir W.
Scott.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glamour
n 1: alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn:
{glamor}, {glamour}]
v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on
someone or something [syn: {hex}, {bewitch}, {glamour},
{witch}, {enchant}, {jinx}]
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