glamour English · revision 27

+ ==Etymology==

+ First recorded in 1715,^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) [[bor|sco|glamour|t=magic, enchantment]],^(AHD)^(Wiktionary) an alteration of [[grammar]] in its old sense of learning, especially occult learning,^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) from the popular association of erudition with magic.^(MW Collegiate)^(AHD) Compare [[gramarye]].^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) It was introduced into the literary language by Sir Walter Scott.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ The sense “magical beauty, alluring charm” is recorded by 1840.^(Etymonline) A connection with [[non|glámr]] has also been suggested.^(Wiktionary) Doublet of [[grimoire]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

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