glued

Variant of glue

glue definition

glue (glo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. a hard, brittle gelatin made by boiling animal skins, bones, hoofs, etc. to a jelly: when heated in water, it forms a sticky, viscous liquid used to stick things together
  2. any of various similar adhesive preparations made from casein, resin, etc.

Etymology: ME gleu < OFr glu, birdlime < LL glus (gen. glutis), glue: see clay

transitive verb glued, gluing glu′·ing

to make stick with or as with glue

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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