glamoury

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UK/ˈɡlaməɹi/US/ˈɡlæməɹi/

noun

magic

OriginScots glamourie ← Middle English gramarie ← Old French grammaire →
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Meanings

nounglamoury (uncountable)

alternative glamourie · alternative glamory

  1. literaryobsoleteuncountablemagic

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgrammaire
  2. Middle Englishgramarie
  3. Scotsglamourie“magic”
  4. Englishglamoury

Borrowed from Scots glamourie (“magic”), alteration of Middle English gramarie (as glamour is of Middle English gramere), from Old French grammaire, Doublet of glamour, gramarye, grammar, and grimoire.

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APA

glamoury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glamoury

MLA

“glamoury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glamoury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glamoury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glamoury.

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