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fog — [16] The word fog is something of a mystery. It first appears in the 14th century meaning ‘long grass’, a use which persists in Yorkshire fog, the name of a species of grass. This may be of Scandinavian origin. The relationship, if any, between… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fog — [16] The word fog is something of a mystery. It first appears in the 14th century meaning ‘long grass’, a use which persists in Yorkshire fog, the name of a species of grass. This may be of Scandinavian origin. The relationship, if any, between… … Word origins
Fog — (f[o^]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.) (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass. (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; called also {foggage}. [Prov.Eng.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fog — fog1 [fôg, fäg] n. [prob. < Scand, as in ON fok, Dan (sne)fog, driving snow, Norw dial. fuka, sea mist < IE base * pū , to puff up, blow, of echoic orig.] 1. a large mass of water vapor condensed to fine particles, at or just above the… … English World dictionary
Fog collection — refers to the collection of water from fog using large pieces of vertical canvas to make the fog condense into droplets of water and flow down towards a trough below the canvas.Technical explanationThrough a process known as condensation,… … Wikipedia
Fog fever — is a misnomer, since neither is it caused by fog, nor do sufferers have a high temperature. The scientific name is Acute Bovine Pulmonary Edema and Emphysema (ABPEE). The condition occurs in hungry, adult cattle, having been fed on dried feed… … Wikipedia
fog — fog1 fogless, adj. /fog, fawg/, n., v., fogged, fogging. n. 1. a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility. Cf. ice fog, mist, smog. 2. any darkened state of… … Universalium
fog — {{11}}fog (n.1) thick, obscuring mist, 1540s, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Dan. fog spray, shower, snowdrift, O.N. fok snow flurry, fjuk snow storm. Cf. also O.E. fuht, Du. vocht, Ger. Feucht moist. Figurative phrase in a fog at a… … Etymology dictionary
fog — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a thick cloud of water droplets or smoke suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth s surface restricting or obscuring visibility. b obscurity in the atmosphere caused by this. 2 Photog. cloudiness on a developed negative… … Useful english dictionary
fog — Synonyms and related words: CAT, London fog, London special, addle, addle the wits, aerospace, aerosphere, aftergrass, air hole, air pocket, airspace, amorphousness, ball up, bamboo, becloud, bedazzle, bedim, befog, befuddle, befuddlement, bemist … Moby Thesaurus
