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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]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1715]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1715]

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==

*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.

[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.

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]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]