Gla"mour (?), n. [Scot. glamour,
glamer; cf. Icel. glámeggdr one who is troubled
with the glaucoma (?); or Icel. glām-s&ymacr;ni weakness
of sight, glamour; glāmr name of the moon, also of a
ghost + s&ymacr;ni 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 activities; as, the glamour
of movie stardom.
[PJC]
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.
It had much of glamour might
To make a lady seem a knight.
Sir W. Scott.
