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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1558-1566, 1645
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Glowming, Glooming, vbl. n. [f. Glowm(e,v.] Frowning, scowling. — 1558-66 Knox I. 146.
From glowmyng thei come to schouldering 1645 Rutherford Tryal Faith (1845) 59.
Christ's gloomings … have much of heaven in them
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