Fog vs Tog - What's the difference?

fog | tog |

In transitive terms the difference between fog and tog

is that fog is to pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from while tog is to dress.

As nouns the difference between fog and tog

is that fog is a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud while tog is a cloak.

As verbs the difference between fog and tog

is that fog is to become covered with or as if with fog while tog is to dress.

fog

English

(wikipedia fog)

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps a or perhaps related to the Dutch vocht and German feucht (moisture)

Noun

(label) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

*:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog -laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.

(label) A mist or film clouding a surface.

A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.

*, chapter=4

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.}}

(label) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.

Usage notes

* To count sense thick cloud , bank of fog is usually used. * To count sense clouding a surface , foggy patch is usually used.

Synonyms

* (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision) mist, haze * (mist or film clouding a surface) steam * (state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion) daze, haze

Derived terms

* fog bank * fogbell * fogbound * foggy * foghorn * fog lamp * fog layer * fog light * fog of war * fog signal * in a fog * fog drip

Verb

(fogg)

To become covered with or as if with fog.

To become obscured in condensation or water.

The mirror fogged every time he showered.

(photography) To become dim or obscure.

To cover with or as if with fog.

* 1968 , Eighth Annual Report , Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, p 7:

Fogging' for adult mosquito control began on June 4th in residential areas. Until September 25th, the Metro area was ' fogged eleven times, using nine truck-mounted foggers, eight hand swing foggers, and two boats.

To obscure in condensation or water.

To make confusing or obscure.

(photography) To make dim or obscure.

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

* Dryden

Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?

Synonyms

* (to become obscured in condensation or water) become cloudy, become steamy * (to make confusing or obscure) blur, cloud, obscure

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain; compare Norwegian fogg .

Noun

(-)

A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

(UK, dialect) Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.

(Halliwell)

(Scotland) Moss.

Derived terms

* fogey * fogram * fogrum * fogy

Verb

(fogg)

To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

References

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tog

English

(wikipedia tog)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) togue, from (etyl) toga'', "cloak" or "mantle". It started being used by thieves and vagabonds with the noun ''togman , which was an old slang word for "cloak". By the 1700s the noun "tog" was used as a short form for "togman", and it was being used for "coat", and before 1800 the word started to mean "clothing". The verb "tog" came out after a short period of time and became a popular word which meant to dress up.

Noun

(en noun)

A cloak.

Clothes.

* , chapter=7

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=“[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. […]”}}

A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre

Derived terms

* (l)

Verb

(togg)

To dress.

* , chapter=7

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=“[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. […]”}}