Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Flamboyant glamour.
- noun Glam rock.
- adjective Flamboyantly glamorous.
- adjective Relating to glam rock.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Loud talking; a noise; a cry; a shout; a call.
- noun The clump or otter-shell, Lutraria elliptica, a bivalve mollusk.
- noun A clamp used in the old method of castrating horses.
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- noun
glamour - adjective
glamorous
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Calderwood 2, design in the time of mod, pop, op, fab and glam is a tribute to the combination of elements at work in this renaissance of imagination and creativity.
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He has been there first in glam, soul, new age, fusion and a dozen other muscial genres.
The Music of Pyr Lou Anders 2007
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He has been there first in glam, soul, new age, fusion and a dozen other muscial genres.
Archive 2007-05-01 Lou Anders 2007
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Reality TV example: Beautiful uptown girls in glam dresses and high-gloss nail polish arrive in LA to fight for one “Mr. Right,” but then – surprise – must stuff their frills into a sky-dive suit, hop in a plane, fly to the Australian outback, jump out (!) and fight for one “Mr. Jack” without makeup and while fighting biting bugs.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Storytelling Magic of Project Runway 2006
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Overnight, all of those big label glam bands looked ridiculous.
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Some of the gowns -- sleek and figure-flattering -- would make any girl feel glam, which is why you see Roland's pieces sprinkled on the red carpet every now and then.
Gazelle Emami: Pamella Roland Fall 2011 (PHOTOS): It's Been (Over)Done Gazelle Emami 2011
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Some of the gowns -- sleek and figure-flattering -- would make any girl feel glam, which is why you see Roland's pieces sprinkled on the red carpet every now and then.
Gazelle Emami: Pamella Roland Fall 2011 (PHOTOS): It's Been (Over)Done Gazelle Emami 2011
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I absolutely LOVE the idea of glam-ing this fabric up with something irridescent/sparkly/metallic and using it for a day skirt -- wear with a tiny black cardigan buttoned up with no blouse.
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For the band itself, it was a mark of separation from the rest of the genre; from this point forward, GNR could no longer be called glam, nor could they ever be connected with Krokus or Kix or Keel.
Fargo Rock City Chuck Klosterman 2003
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The album, as aforementioned, encompasses a lot of different styles throughout it's forty minutes, from straight up electro pop to piano led to what can only be described as the glam rock of 'Hollywood'.
The Line Of Best Fit 2010
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Sharing openly licensed works (e.g. images, GIFs, videos, etc.) on social platforms can feel like a fraught space to venture into—and as we’ve learned over the last few years, this is especially true for GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums).
Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons Victoria Heath 2020
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And even so – there are archivists and administrators among the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) world who haven’t gotten the message yet.
No one owes their trauma to archivists, or, the commodification of contemporaneous collecting « Eira Tansey Daria Labinsky 2023
johnmperry commented on the word glam
short for glamorous
also see glam rock
June 19, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word glam
A wound or sore. - an old provincial term from Exmoor England.
May 2, 2011
AnWulf commented on the word glam
word, message, loudly-spoken message, loud talk, noise, din, chatter, merrymaking
from Icel. glam, a tinkling sound, noise
* 1888, A. L. Mayhew and Walter W. Skeat, "A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 To 1580", glam
God's glam to him ... "Purity" by Gawain
The glam from the machinery was so loud, that we had to shout to be heard.
August 30, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word glam
is it related to glam(our)?
August 30, 2011
bilby commented on the word glam
We have the whalemunchers to blame for Gary Glitter?
August 30, 2011