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gloom [glüm] (meteorology) The condition existing when daylight is very much reduced by dense cloud or smoke accumulation above the surface, the surface visibility not being materially reduced. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A sombre, yet beautiful and peaceful gloom here pervaded all things. Last night within my chamber's gloom some vague light breath of Spring Came wandering and whispering, and bade my soul take wing. Yet Dorothy felt a sort of joyous excitement in defying the storm, and while she held fast to the railing she peered around through the gloom and thought she saw the dim form of a man clinging to a mast not far away from her. |
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