Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To daub or smear with glutinous matter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.
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- verb To
daub orcatch withglue orbirdlime ; toentangle withglutinous matter.
Etymologies
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Latin inviscatus, past participle of inviscare to birdlime; prefix in- in + viscum, viscus, the mistletoe, birdlime.
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