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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1629, 1692-1693
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Glowr, Glour, n. [f. Glowr,v.] A wide-eyed stare. — 1629 Boyd Last B. 58.
When hee [sc. Satan] appearing … vnto the soule, shall waken it with a cry and a glowre a 1693 Cleland Poems (1697) 104.
He got it ov'r Without a host, bock, or glour
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"Glowr n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/glowr_n>
