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<hw>Glum</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hawes.</i>

<h1>Glumaceous</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glu*ma"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>glumanc\'82</ets>. See <er>Glume</er>.]</ety> <def>Having glumes; consisting of glumes.</def>

<h1>Glumal</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glu"mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by a glume, or having the nature of a glume.</def>

<h1>Glume</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glume</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gluma</ets> hull, husk, fr. <ets>glubere</ets> to bark or peel: cf. F. <ets>glume</ets> or <ets>gloume</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Glumella, Glumelle</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw><hw>Glu*mel"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Glu"melle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>glumelle</ets>, dim. of <ets>glume</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the pelets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses.</def>

<h1>Glumly</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glum"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a glum manner; sullenly; moodily.</def>

<h1>Glummy</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glum"my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gloom</er>.]</ety> <def>dark; gloomy; dismal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Glumness</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glum"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Moodiness; sullenness.</def>

<h1>Glump</h1> <Xpage=632>

<hw>Glump</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Glum</er>.]</ety> <def>To manifest sullenness; to sulk.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

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<h1>Glumpy</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glump"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Glum; sullen; sulky.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> "He was <i>glumpy</i> enough."

<i>T. Hook.</i>

<h1>Glunch</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glunch</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Glump</er>.]</ety> <def>Frowning; sulky; sullen.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott</i>. -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A sullen, angry look; a look of disdain or dislike.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark></def2>

<h1>Glut</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glut</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Glutted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Glutting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>glotten</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>glotir</ets>, <ets>gloutir</ets>, L. <ets>glutire</ets>, <ets>gluttire</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/ to eat, Skr. <ets>gar</ets>. Cf. <er>Gluttion</er>, <er>Englut</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge.

<blockquote>Though every drop of water swear against it, And gape at widest to <b>glut</b> him. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>