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)
- 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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
- lungee
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ɡly/
Verb
englue
- first-person singular present indicative of engluer
- third-person singular present indicative of engluer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of engluer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of engluer
- second-person singular imperative of engluer