Meaning
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Late Latin glūs Old French glubor. Middle English glew English glue From Middle English glew, glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten. Related to clay. Partially displaced native Old English līm (“glue”) and ġelīman (“to glue”) (whence modern lime).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: