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Definition of Gluish
1. a. Somewhat gluey.
Definition of Gluish
1. Adjective. Somewhat gluey. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gluish
1. being somewhat like glue [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gluish
Literary usage of Gluish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts ...by Antonio Vieyra, J.-P. Aillaud by Antonio Vieyra, J.-P. Aillaud (1813)
"... devorar; item, fartar demasiadamente de comer ou de qualquer outra cousa.
fin lier. Glutinous. Ve gluish. ..."
2. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"1Г To rope or be ropy, [run thick or gluish, as some liquors do] ... seen to be:
gluish, as some liquors ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"In bookbinding, a press of simple form which presses freshly glued books, and
prevents the melted glue on them from soaking too far into the leaf. gluish ..."
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