beglue en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + glue.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To smear with glue; (by extension) to stick,
lyme (sticky, sticking) part. pres. of lymen, to lime, to begum, beglue that which touches it.
1840, John Bellenden Ker, Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases:Most of Mr. Timbs's innumerable notes are as well provided as our little summer friends, and will beglue themselves accordingly to multitudes of memories.
1856, The London Quarterly Review, volume 6, page 286:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beglued | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beglued | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beglues | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beglueing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | uncommon | lexicographic |
| begluing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |