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glib
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glib \Glib\ (gl[i^]b), a. [Compar. Glibber (gl[i^]b"b[~e]r); superl. Glibbest (gl[i^]b"b[e^]st).] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity; fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech. [1913 Webster] I want that glib and oily art, To speak and purpose not. --Shak. Syn: Slippery; smooth; fluent; voluble; flippant. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glib \Glib\, v. t. To make glib. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glib \Glib\, n. [Ir. & Gael. glib a lock of hair.]
A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes. [Obs.]
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The Irish have, from the Scythians, mantles and long
glibs, which is a thick curied bush of hair hanging
down over their eyes, and monstrously disguising them.
--Spenser.
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Their wild costume of the glib and mantle. --Southey.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glib \Glib\, v. t. [Cf. O. & Prov. E. lib to castrate, geld, Prov. Dan. live, LG. & OD. lubben.] To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
