gloria
gloria · glorias
A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dressesA lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
US/ɡlˈɔɹiə/
» "What happened to Gloria?" "She got married three years ago and now she lives in Liège."
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
(countable)A doxology.
Examples
6 sentences"What happened to Gloria?" "She got married three years ago and now she lives in Liège."
Gloria hasn't lived in Rio for many years.
Глорія вже багато років не живе в Ріо.
Gloria was easily the best singer of that evening.
Gloria, don't let him feed you that line about his wife not understanding him.
The Gloria Scott had been in the Chinese tea-trade.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin gloria. Doublet of glory.Borrowed from Latin gloria. Doublet of glory.
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Forms
plural: gloriasLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable