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Unofficial Word Of The Day.....'Gloaming'

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 Timmd 28 Nov 2014

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gloaming

Gloaming, meaning dusk and/or twilight. I think it's a beautiful word.

Lets keep using it so it doesn't fade into obscurity.

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 upordown 28 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

Yes, it's a lovely word. I rather like 'vespertine' - a vespertine flower opens in the evening or a vespertine creature is active at dusk. Creatures that are active at dawn and dusk are crepuscular which is another interesting word.
 girlymonkey 28 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

In guides we used to sing 'camp fire's burning' and it had a line 'in the gloaming'.
It is a nice word, you are right
 nastyned 28 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

Sounds like something from a Thomas Covenant book.
 Padraig 28 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

"Roaming in the Gloaming" Harry Lauder.
In reply to Timmd:

Crepuscular is another word that refers to this time and I first read it in a Spike Milligan book. 'Active at dawn & dusk' is a reasonable definition - cats & hamsters fit the pattern. Spike had a great grasp of language - miss him lots.
 Offwidth 29 Nov 2014
In reply to keith-ratcliffe:

Good for naming routes finished just before dark.
abseil 29 Nov 2014
In reply to girlymonkey:

> In guides we used to sing 'camp fire's burning' and it had a line 'in the gloaming'.

I remember too, from the boy scouts:

"Campfire's burning, campfire's burning,
Draw nearer, draw nearer,
In the gloaming, in the gloaming,
We'll sing and be merry"
 The Pylon King 29 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

BBC Wiltshire did a live radio interview with me during the summer about me naming a route Ganderflanking.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-25687609

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=294828

I love old words like this.
 goose299 29 Nov 2014
In reply to girlymonkey:

Was just about to say that too. But from the scouts perspective.
 Seocan 29 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

thats in regular usage, maybe you're in the wrong part of the country
 Mowglee 29 Nov 2014
In reply to Timmd:

Radiohead did a song of this name:

youtube.com/watch?v=xW4uZdJgsLQ&

Takes a little while to get going but it's good (if you like Radiohead).
 marsbar 29 Nov 2014
In reply to abseil:

I always thought it was glowing. Makes more sense now.
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