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Bour vs Blur - What's the difference?

bour | blur |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between bour and blur

is that bour is (obsolete) a chamber or a cottage while blur is (obsolete) a moral stain or blot.

As nouns the difference between bour and blur

is that bour is (obsolete) a chamber or a cottage while blur is a smear, smudge or blot.

As a verb blur is

to make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

bour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A chamber or a cottage.
    • Ful sooty was hir bour, and eek hir halle,
    In which she eet ful many a sclendre meel.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    blur

    English

    (wikipedia blur)

    Verb

  • To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
    • to blur a photograph by moving the camera while taking it
  • To smear, stain or smudge.
    • to blur a manuscript by handling it while damp
  • To become indistinct.
  • To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
  • * J. R. Drake
    • Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
  • To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
  • * Hudibras
    • Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, / But cannot blur my lost renown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A smear, smudge or blot
  • Something that appears hazy or indistinct
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=26 citation , passage=Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=June 29 , author=Kevin Mitchell , title=Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=The fightback when it came was in the Federer fashion: unfussy, filled with classy strokes from the back with perfectly timed interventions at the net that confounded his opponent. The third set passed in a bit of a blur , the fourth, which led to the second tie-break, was the most dramatic of the match. }}
  • (obsolete) A moral stain or blot.
  • * Udall
    • Lest she will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name.

    Derived terms

    * motion blur

    Anagrams

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