Glue /(glū)/
Glue
n.
- A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances.
Phrases & Compounds
- Bee glue
- See under Bee.
- Fish glue
- a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass.
- Glue plant
- a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax).
- Liquid glue
- a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid or alcohol.
- Marine glue
- a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.
Glue
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Glued; p. pr. & vb. n. Gluing
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To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.
This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak.