Definition of Gummed

1. Adjective. Covered with adhesive gum.

Exact synonyms: Gummy
Similar to: Adhesive

Definition of Gummed

1. Verb. (past of gum) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gummed

1. gum [v] - See also: gum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gummed

gumbotil
gumbotils
gumdrop
gumdrops
gumless
gumlike
gumline
gumlines
gumma
gummas
gummata
gummatous
gummatous abscess
gummatous syphilid
gummatous ulcer
gummed (current term)
gummed label
gummered
gummering
gummers
gummi
gummi bear
gummi bears
gummier
gummies
gummiest
gummiferous
gummily
gumminess

Literary usage of Gummed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of International and Regional Organizations Conducting Standards edited by Maureen Breitenberg (1993)
"... promote and develop gummed tape as a sealing system in the common interests of its members. o To investigate all aspects of the commercial and technical ..."

2. Glossary of Supposed Americanisms by Alfred Langdon Elwyn (1859)
"gummed. In Beaumont and Fletcher's " Woman Hater," I find, "She has never, boy, been gummed or fretted." It is said to be derived from velvet, stiffened by ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... Words were not printed at first, but later •were printed on separate slips and gummed on to the margin. In the later editions they appear as footnotes. ..."

4. Pamphlets and Clippings in a Business Library by Virginia Fairfax (1921)
"gummed Name Labels The gummed name labels may be purchased in five different colors. They come approximately four inches wide, ten labels to a strip, ..."

5. How to Make Basketsby Mary White, Neltje Blanchan by Mary White, Neltje Blanchan (1906)
"PAIUTE gummed WICKER WATER-JAR—The handles of braided horsehair. HOPI COILED YUCCA TREASURE BASKET—At the top of plate are strips of sisal willow and the ..."

6. Portrait Miniatures: From the Time of Holbein 1531 to that of Sir William by George Charles Williamson (1897)
"... face of the miniature, but the oval of paper gummed to the back of the ivory contains the artist's signature, the name, or the date. ..."

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