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blur 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle blurred present participle blurring
v [I and T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from blear; BLEARY]
to become difficult to see or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear
::The street lights were blurred by the fog.
::Many of the details in the picture are blurred.
to be unable to see clearly
::Tears blurred her eyes .
::His vision was blurred .
to make the difference between two ideas, subjects etc less clear
::His films blur the boundaries between fact and Fiction.
::The design of the conservatory is meant to blur the distinction between the house and the Garden.
-- blurry adj
::a few blurry photos of their holiday together
-see also blurred

Raffles Hotel (oh)



a famous old hotel in Singapore, in a beautiful 19th century building. It is a popular place for wealthy people to stay, and is named after Sir Stamford Raffles, who brought Singapore under British control in 1819.