n. [ Gr. &unr_; glue: cf. F. gliadine. ] (Chem.) Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make glib. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ir. & Gael. glib a lock of hair. ] A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The Irish have, from the Scythians, mantles and long glibs, which is a thick curied bush of hair hanging down over their eyes, and monstrously disguising them. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their wild costume of the glib and mantle. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. O. & Prov. E. lib to castrate, geld, Prov. Dan. live, LG. & OD. lubben. ] To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
I want that glib and oily art,
To speak and purpose not. Shak.
a.
My love is glibbery; there is no hold on't. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy lubrical and glibbery muse. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a glib manner;
n. The quality of being glib. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Gleek, n., 2, and Ir. & Gael. glic wise, cunning, crafty. ] An ogling look. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
obs. p. p. of Glide. Chaucer.