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Bristol (iou) and glamour (oh)


Bristol (iou)



Bristol noun. In sense 2 usu. bristol. M16.
[A city and port in the west of England.]
I.
Used attrib. to designate things from or associated with Bristol. M16.
Bristol board a kind of fine pasteboard with a smooth surface. Bristol cream (proprietary name for) a kind of sweet sherry. Bristol Fashion, shipshape and Bristol Fashion (orig. Nautical) with all in good order. Bristol glass opaque (esp. blue) glass manufactured in Bristol. Bristol milk: see MILK noun. Bristol porcelain a kind of porcelain resembling delftware, manufactured in Bristol. Bristol stone etc., rock-crystal from the Bristol area.
II.
In pl., or in full Bristol cities (= titties). The breasts. rhyming slang. M20.

glamour (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Scottish English; Origin: 'Magic', from English grammar; because of an old association of knowledge with Magic]
the attractive and exciting quality of being connected with wealth and Success
glamour of
::Forget all you read about the glamour of Television.
a style of attractiveness that suggests wealth
::Designer clothes are not a passport to instant glamour.
glamour girl/boy
a performer who is more noticeable for their attractiveness than for their skill or ability