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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Scots ''glamour'', alteration of [[English]] ''grammar''; from the popular [[association]] of erudition with [[occult]] [[practices]] | | Scots ''glamour'', alteration of [[English]] ''grammar''; from the popular [[association]] of erudition with [[occult]] [[practices]] |
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| A ''glamour'' was originally said to be a spell cast by a witch to make somebody see things in a [[different]] way. Late in the 19th century the common [[meaning]] shifted to being applied to ordinary objects and jewellery without connotations of [[supernatural]], merely upon the [[effect]] that it has on [[appearance]]. | | A ''glamour'' was originally said to be a spell cast by a witch to make somebody see things in a [[different]] way. Late in the 19th century the common [[meaning]] shifted to being applied to ordinary objects and jewellery without connotations of [[supernatural]], merely upon the [[effect]] that it has on [[appearance]]. |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| *2: an [[exciting]] and often [[illusory]] and [[romantic]] attractiveness <the ''glamour'' of Hollywood>; especially : alluring or [[fascinating]] [[attraction]] —often used attributively <glamour stock> <glamour girls> <whooping cranes and … other glamour birds — R. T. Peterson> | | *2: an [[exciting]] and often [[illusory]] and [[romantic]] attractiveness <the ''glamour'' of Hollywood>; especially : alluring or [[fascinating]] [[attraction]] —often used attributively <glamour stock> <glamour girls> <whooping cranes and … other glamour birds — R. T. Peterson> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Glamour''' originally was a magical-[[occult]] spell cast on somebody to make them [[believe]] that something or somebody was [[attractive]]. In the late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th century] [[terminology]] a non magical item used to help create a more [[attractive]] appearance [[gradually]] became 'a glamour'. Today, glamour is the [[impression]] of [[attraction]] or [[fascination]] that a particularly [[luxurious]] or elegant appearance creates, an impression which is better than the [[reality]]. Typically, a [[person]], [[event]], location, [[technology]], or [[product]] such as a piece of [[clothing]] can be glamorous or add glamour. | + | '''Glamour''' originally was a magical-[[occult]] spell cast on somebody to make them [[believe]] that something or somebody was [[attractive]]. In the late [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th century] [[terminology]] a non magical item used to help create a more [[attractive]] appearance [[gradually]] became 'a glamour'. Today, glamour is the [[impression]] of [[attraction]] or [[fascination]] that a particularly [[luxurious]] or elegant appearance creates, an impression which is better than the [[reality]]. Typically, a [[person]], [[event]], location, [[technology]], or [[product]] such as a piece of [[clothing]] can be glamorous or add glamour. |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Postrel Virginia Postrel] says that for glamour to be successful nearly always requires [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprezzatura sprezzatura] - an [[appearance]] of effortlessness, and to appear distant - [[transcending]] the everyday, to be slightly [[mysterious]] and somewhat idealised, but not to the extent it is no longer possible to [[identify]] with the [[person]]. Glamorous things are neither [[opaque]], hiding all, nor [[transparent]] showing [[everything]], but [[translucent]], favourably showing things. | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Postrel Virginia Postrel] says that for glamour to be successful nearly always requires [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprezzatura sprezzatura] - an [[appearance]] of effortlessness, and to appear distant - [[transcending]] the everyday, to be slightly [[mysterious]] and somewhat idealised, but not to the extent it is no longer possible to [[identify]] with the [[person]]. Glamorous things are neither [[opaque]], hiding all, nor [[transparent]] showing [[everything]], but [[translucent]], favourably showing things. |
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− | Glamour can be confused with a style, which is [[adherence]] to a particular school of [[fashion]], or intrinsic [[beauty]]; whereas glamour can be external and deliberate.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glamor] | + | Glamour can be confused with a style, which is [[adherence]] to a particular school of [[fashion]], or intrinsic [[beauty]]; whereas glamour can be external and deliberate.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glamor] |
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