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/ˈvɛl.əˌkɔː/ · noun
(neologism) The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper..
It seemed that nobody else was in the shop, so I wandered around, both intimidated and entranced by the sense of vellichor as I traced my fingers along the leather spines of books beyond my time.
Bringing the drawing to his face, he closed his eyes, inhaling the paper's vellichor, the opium-like smell of yesteryear and childhood.
I stepped inside to see rows and rows of old books and tables to sit at. The vellichor of the place hit me in the face like a cold harsh wind.
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Vellichor means (neologism) The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper..
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It seemed that nobody else was in the shop, so I wandered around, both intimidated and entranced by the sense of vellichor as I traced my fingers along the leather spines of books beyond my time.
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