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fog

$ \mathrm{fog}^1 |fôɡ, fäɡ|

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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 (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km):

霧, 濃霧(→ mist)

e.g. the collision occurred in thick fog.

in singular an opaque mass of something in the atmosphere:

〖単数形で〗(立ちこめた)煙; ほこり

e.g. a whirling fog of dust.

〖具体例ではa (...) ～/～s〗〘写〙 (写真の)かぶり, 曇り

2. in singular something that obscures and confuses a situation or someone's thought processes:

｟くだけて｠〖単数形で〗うやむやな状態; 混乱, 霧中

e.g. the origins of local government are lost in a fog of detail.

1. (with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam:

〈ガラスなど〉を曇らせる, …を霧で覆う, 霧に包む(up)

e.g. with object : hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

〈ガラスなどが〉曇る, 霧が立ちこめる(up, over)

e.g. no object : the windshield was starting to fog up.

〈写真〉をかぶらせる, 曇らせる

2. bewilder or puzzle (someone):

｟話｠〈人･頭〉を混乱させる; 〖be ～ged〗〈人･頭が〉困惑する, 混乱する; ぼうっとする

e.g. she stared at him, confusion fogging her brain.

〈問題など〉をぼやかす, ぼかす.

e.g. the government has been fogging the issue.

3. treat with something, especially an insecticide, in the form of a spray:

e.g. Winnipeg stopped fogging for mosquitoes three years ago.

PHRASES

confusion caused by the chaos of war or battle:

e.g. he argues that the fog of war clouded everyone's judgment.

in a state of perplexity; unable to think clearly or understand something.

ORIGIN

mid 16th century: perhaps a back-formation from foggy.

$ \mathrm{fog}^2 |fôɡ, fäɡ|

noun

the grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

long grass left standing in a pasture and used as winter grazing.

ORIGIN

late Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps related to Norwegian fogg.