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■ noun
1》 a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility.
↘ Photography cloudiness obscuring the image on a developed negative or print.
2》 a state or cause of perplexity or confusion.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )
1》 cover or become covered with steam.
↘ Photography make (a film, negative, or print) obscure or cloudy.
2》 bewilder or puzzle.
3》 treat with something, especially an insecticide, in the form of a spray.
Origin
C16: perh. a back-form. from ~gy .
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■ noun the grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.
Origin
ME: origin uncertain; perh. related to Norw. ~g .