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(), n.[Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel. glmeggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (); or Icel. glm-sni weakness of sight, glamour; glmr name of the moon, also of a ghost + sni sight, akin to E. see. Perh., however, a corruption of E. gramarye.] 1. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are. 2. Witchcraft; magic; a spell. Tennyson. 3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are. The air filled with a strange, pale glamour that seemed to lie over the broad valley. W. Black. 4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified. 5. A quality of a person which allures and fascinates, usually by good looks and a charming manner; -- of people; as, the glamour of John F. Kennedy.. [PJC] 6. An attractive quality which provides excitement, adventure, the thrill of unusual activity, or the potential to become famous; -- of activit スポンサード リンク
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