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Definitions for: Glue
[n] cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
[v] be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"
[v] join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
Webster (1913) Definition: Glue, n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to
draw together. Cf. Gluten.]
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.
Bee glue. See under Bee.
Fish glue, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins
and bladders; isinglass.
Glue plant (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax).
Liquid glue, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid
oralcohol.
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.] [F. gluer. See Glue, n.]
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. --Shak.
Synonyms: gum, mucilage, paste
See Also: animal glue, attach, casein glue, cement, epoxy, fasten, fish glue, marine glue
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