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ntation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized: French Chippendale, having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze; Chinese Chippendale, marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments; and Gothic Chipp…

ssue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue.

Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.

A carver's mixture of resin, whiting, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and cornices.

Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.

aration of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.

ient. -- Emery cloth or paper, cloth or paper on which the powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and polishing. -- Emery wheel, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a buff wheel, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a glazer.

bed, but repaired with straw." Pope. -- Flock paper, paper coated with flock fixed with glue or size.

verized; meal; flour. [Obs.] The flowers of grains, mixed with water, will make a sort of glue. Arbuthnot.

Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift.

orming a jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food, but its nutritious qualities are of a low order.

See Glue. [Obs.]

Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin.

Somewhat gluey. Sherwood.

To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. Bailey.

The act of uniting with glue; sticking together.

Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditches and ramparts. Farrow.

Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.