n. [ F. églantine, fr. OF. aiglent brier, hip tree, fr. (assumed) LL. acuculentus, fr. a dim. of L. acus needle; cf. F. aiguille needle. Cf. Aglet. ] (Bot.)
☞ Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to some twining plant, perhaps the honeysuckle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Or the twisted eglantine. L'Allegro, 47.
n. Eglantine. [ Obs. or R. ]
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Zoöl.) The European perch when two years old. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. e- + glomerate. ] To unwind, as a thread from a ball. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]