flesh glue
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of sarcocolla as a resin.
- 1659, Thomas Horne & al. translating Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) as The Gate of Languages Unlocked, Ch. 11, §124:
- 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:
References
- “† flesh-glue, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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