englue

See also: englué

English

Etymology

en- +‎ glue: compare French engluer to smear with birdlime.

Verb

englue (third-person singular simple present englues, present participle engluing, simple past and past participle englued)

  1. To join or close fast together, as if with glue.
    a coffer well englued
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for englue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ɡly/

Verb

englue

  1. first-person singular present indicative of engluer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of engluer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of engluer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of engluer
  5. second-person singular imperative of engluer
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