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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Glōss'o-grāph'ie-al, a. p. 575Pertaining to glossography.Gloss-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 575The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author. 2. (Anal.) A description of the tongue. Dunglison.Glōss'o-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 575Pertaining to glossology.Gloss-ŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 575One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology.Gloss-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 575The definition and explanation of terms. 2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.Gloss-ŏt'o-my, n. p. 575(Surg.) Dissection of the tongue. Dunglison.Glŏss'y, a. p. 575Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; as, glossy silk; a glossy raven; a glossy plum. 2. Having a specious appearance; plausible; as, glossy deceit.Glŏt'tal, a. p. 575Pertaining to the glottis.Glōt'ta-līte, n. p. 575(Min.) A white, vitreous mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicates of alumina and lime, with water, found at Port Glasgow, on the Clyde, in Scotland.Glōt'tis, n. p. 575(Anat.) The narrow opening at the upper part of the larynx, and between the vocal chords, which, by its dilatation and contraction, contributes to the modulation of the voice.Glŏt-to-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 575Pertaining to glottology.Glot-tŏl'o-gy, n. p. 575The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.Glout, v. i. p. 575To pout; to look sullen. [Obs.] Garth.Glout, v. t. p. 575To view attentively; to gloat. [Obs.]Glōve, n. p. 575A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter circumstance distinguishes the glove from the mitten. To throw the glove, to challenge to single…Glōve, v. t. p. 575To cover with, or as with, a glove. Shak.Glōv'er, n. p. 575One whose occupation is to make and sell gloves.Glōw, v. i. p. 575To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. Glows in the stars and blossoms in the trees. Pope. 2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be…Glōw, v. t. p. 575To make hot so as to shine. [Obs.] Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. Shak.Glōw, n. p. 575Shining heat, or white heat; incandescence. 2. Brightness of color; redness; as, the glow of health in the cheeks. A waving glow his bloomy beds display, Blushing in bright diversities of day. Pope.…Glōw'bird, n. p. 575The glow-worm or globard. [Obs.] Holland.Glow'er, v. i. p. 575To stare angrily. Thackeray.Glōw'ing-ly, adv. p. 575In a glowing manner; with ardent heat or passion.Glōw'-wōrm, n. p. 575(Entom.) An insect (Lampyris noctiluca), of the order of Coleoptera. The female, which is wingless, emits, in the night-time, a shining green light from the extremity of the abdomen. The male is…Glox-in'i-ā, n. p. 575(Bot.) A genus of plants found in the tropical regions of America; — so called in honor of B. P. Gloxin, of Colmar.Glōze, v. i. p. 575To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly. “A false, glazing paradise.” South. So glozed the tempter, and his proem tuned. Milton. 2. To give a specious or false meaning; to misinterpret.…Glōze, v. t. p. 575To smooth over; to put a fair face on; to palliate or extenuate. “By glozing the evil that it is in the world.” I. Taylor.Glōze, n. p. 575Flattery; adulation. “Lay these glozes by.” Shak. 2. Specious show; gloss. [Obs.] Sidney.Glōz'er, n. p. 575A flatterer. [Obs.] Gifford, 1580.Glū'cic, a. p. 575(Chem.) Obtained from cane-sugar boiled with alkalies, and so converted into glucose;—said of a certain acid. Gregory.Glu-cī’na or Glū’cine, n. p. 575(Chem.) The only oxide of the metal glucinum; a white powder, without taste or odor, and insoluble in water. Its salts have a sweet taste, and hence its name.Glu-cīn'i-um or Glu-cī'num, n. p. 575(Chem.) A metal which appears in the form of a grayish-black powder, and acquires a dark, metallic luster by burnishing. It occurs in nature only in combination with silicic acid, as in the emerald…Glū'cōse, n. p. 575(Chem.) A sugar less soluble and less sweet than cane-sugar, occurring in the juice of many fruits, but best obtained from dried grapes, honey, and starch. It also occurs in the urine of those…Glūe, n. p. 575A hard, brittle, brownish gelatine, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, &c., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenacious, and is used as a cement for…Glūe, v. t. p. 575To join with glue or a viscous substance; to stick or hold fast. This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. Shak. 2. To hold together; to unite. “Fast glued to the…Glūe'-boil'er, n. p. 575One whose occupation is to make glue.Glūe'-pŏt, n. p. 575A utensil for melting glue, often consisting of one pot within another, the inner one holding the glue, and the outer one being filled with water which is heated to dissolve the glue.Glū'er, n. p. 575One who cements with glue.Glū'ey, a. p. 575Viscous; glutinous.Glū'ey-ness, n. p. 575The quality of being gluey; viscidity.Glū'ish, a. p. 575Having the nature of glue; gluey. Sherwood.Glŭm, a. p. 575Frowning; sullen; moody; silent; as, a glum look or person.Glŭm, n. p. 575Sullenness. [Obs.] Skelton.Glŭm, v. i. p. 575To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance. [Obs.] Chaucer.Glu-mā'ceoŭs, a. p. 575Having glumes; consisting of glumes. Barton.Glū'mal, a. p. 575(Bot.) Characterized by a glume.Glūme, n. p. 575(Bot.) The floral covering of grain and grasses; especially, the outer husk or bract of a spikelet. Gray.Glū'melle, n. p. 575(Bot.) The inner husk of the flowers of grasses. Gray.Glūm'my, a. p. 575Dark; gloomy; dismal. [Obs.]Glū'mōŭs, a. p. 575(Bot.) Having a filiform receptacle, with a common glume at the base. Martyn.Glūt, v. t. p. 575To swallow, or to swallow greedily; to gorge. Though every drop of water swear against it, And gape at widest to glut him. Shak. 2. To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving of; to…Glūt, n. p. 575That which is glutted or swallowed down. Death Shall be deceived his glut. Milton. 2. Plenty to satiety or repletion; full supply; hence, often, supply beyond sufficiency or to loathing…Glū'te-ēs, n. p. 575(Anat.) A muscle of the buttocks. The name glutæus is applied to three different muscles: glutæus maximus, a large, thick, quadrilateral muscle, situated at the posterior part of the pelvis and at…Glū'te-al, a. p. 575(Anat.) Of or relating to certain organs and parts connected with the buttocks; as, the gluteal artery, nerve, vein, &c. Dunglison.Glū'ten, n. p. 575(Chem.) The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough. It may be separated from the flour of grain by subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and other soluble matters…Glū'ti-nāte, v. t. p. 575To unite with glue; to cement. Bailey.Glū'ti-nā'tion, n. p. 575The act of uniting with glue.Glū'ti-na-tīve, a. p. 575Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.Glū'tine, n. p. 575(Chem.) A white substance, resembling albumen, precipitated from an alcoholic solution of gluten, by the addition of water.Glū'ti-nōs'i-ty, n. p. 576The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. [Rare.]