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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Glue \Glue\ (gl[=u]), 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.
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{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 or
alcohol.
{Marine glue}, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with
shellac, used in shipbuilding.
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