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glib

GLIB, a. [L. glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. L. glubo.]

1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib.

2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as a glib tongue.

GLIB, n. A thick curled bush of hair hanging down over the eyes. [Not in use.]

GLIB, v.t. To castrate.

1. To make smooth.


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GLIB, a. [L. glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. L. glubo.]

1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib.

2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as a glib tongue.

GLIB, n. A thick curled bush of hair hanging down over the eyes. [Not in use.]

GLIB, v.t. To castrate.

1. To make smooth.

GLIB, a. [D. glibberen, glippen, to slide; glibberig, glib, slippery; W. llipyr; L. glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. L. glubo, Gr. γλυφω. Class Lb, No. 27, 37.]

  1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib.
  2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as, a glib tongue.

GLIB, n.

A thick curled bush of hair hanging down over the eyes. [Not in use.] Spenser.


GLIB, v.t.

  1. To castrate. [Qu. to make smooth, glubo, γλυφω.] Shak.
  2. To make smooth. Bp. Hal.

Glib
  1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib.

    [Obs.]
  2. To make glib.

    [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  3. A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes.

    [Obs.]

    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.

    Their wild costume of the glib and mantle. Southey.

  4. To castrate] to geld; to emasculate.

    [Obs.] Shak.
  5. Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity; fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech.

    I want that glib and oily art,
    To speak and purpose not.     Shak.

    Syn. -- Slippery; smooth; fluent; voluble; flippant.

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Glib

GLIB, adjective [Latin glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. Latin glubo.]

1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib

2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as a glib tongue.

GLIB, noun A thick curled bush of hair hanging down over the eyes. [Not in use.]

GLIB, verb transitive To castrate.

1. To make smooth.

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