n. [ F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. Gluten. ] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bee glue. See under Bee. --
Fish glue, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass. --
Glue plant (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax). --
Liquid glue, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid or alcohol. --
Marine glue, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Glued p. pr. & vb. n. Gluing. ] [ F. gluer. See Glue, n. ] To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. [ 1913 Webster ]

This cold, congealed blood
That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. affixed with glue or paste.
Syn. -- pasted, stuck to(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having the attention so concentrated as to be difficult to cause a person to leave; as, glued to the television set; The audience was glued to their seats. [ metaphorical ]
Syn. -- riveted. [ PJC ]

n. A utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to soften the glue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who cements with glue. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Viscous; glutinous; of the nature of, or like, glue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Viscidity. [ 1913 Webster ]