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<h1>Glaucous</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glau"cous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>glaucus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue.</def>

<i>Lindley.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Glaucus</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glau"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., sea green.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.</def>

<h1>Glaum</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glaum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>To grope with the hands, as in the dark.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<cs><col>To glaum at</col>, <cd>to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>Wha <b>glaum'd at</b> kingdoms three. <i>Burns.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Glave</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glave</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Glaive</er>.</def>

<h1>Glaver</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glav"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>glafr</ets> flattery.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To prate; to jabber; to babble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Here many, clepid filosophirs, <b>glavern</b> diversely. <i>Wyclif.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To flatter; to wheedle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Some slavish, <b>glavering</b>, flattering parasite. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Glaverer</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glav"er*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A flatterer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Mir. for Mag.</i>

<h1>Glaymore</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glay"more`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A claymore.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Glase</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glase</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Glased</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Glazing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>glasen</ets>, <ets>glazen</ets>, fr. <ets>glas</ets>. See <er>Glass</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a ease, etc.) with glass.</def>

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