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flesh glue

flesh glue noun: synonym of sarcocolla as a resin.

Noun

flesh glue (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of sarcocolla as a resin.
    • Frankincense, mastick, rosin, flesh-glue are the juices and gums of certain trees.1659, Thomas Horne & al. translating Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) as The Gate of Languages Unlocked, Ch. 11, §124
    Synonyms:
    sarcocolla as a resin

Synonyms of flesh glue

  • sarcocolla as a resin

Forms of flesh glue

alternative formflesh-glue

Origin of flesh glue

A calque of Ancient Greek σαρκοκόλλα (sarkokólla), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue, adhesive”) from its traditional use sealing wounds. Compare meat glue and German Fleischleim.

Questions about flesh glue

What does flesh glue mean?
Flesh glue means synonym of sarcocolla as a resin.
What part of speech is flesh glue?
Flesh glue is a noun.

Words near flesh glue in the dictionary

  1. flesh brushes
  2. flesh fest
  3. flesh fests
  4. flesh flies
  5. flesh fly
  6. flesh glue
  7. flesh loaf
  8. flesh loaves
  9. flesh on the bones
  10. flesh one's maiden sword
  11. flesh out

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