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adhesive, a. and n.|ædˈhiːsɪv|
Also 7 adhæsive.
[a. Fr. adhésif, -ive, as if ad. L. *adhæsīvus. See adhesion and -ive.]
A. adj.
1. Having the property of adhering; sticky. adhesive tape, a strip of paper or film coated with adhesive, for fastening packages, etc.
1775Gooch in Phil. Trans. LXV. 374, I apply a circular plaster, moderately adhesive. 1791E. Darwin Bot. Gard. II. 36 The paste, made by boiling wheat-flour in water, ceases to be adhesive after having been frozen. 1858H. Miller Cruise of Betsey ii. 258 The Blackpots clay is..so adhesive, that I now felt..as if I had got into a bed of birdlime. 1934in Webster. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 28/1 Seal the tin with adhesive tape.
2. Furnished with an appliance for adhesion. adhesive envelope, one having a gummed flap.
1854Mayhew Lond. Lab. I. 287 The envelopes are sold at from 6d. to 15d. the dozen: the higher-priced being adhesive.
3. fig. Apt or tending to adhere, cling to, or persevere in.
1670G. H. tr. Hist. Cardinals iii. ii. 262 To render the election of the Pope more tedious, and pernicious, that is, more adhæsive to the World. a1748Thomson (J.) If slow, yet sure, adhesive to the track, Hot steaming up. a1845Hood Craniol. iv. (1871) 333 What severs man and wife? a simple Defect of the Adhesive pimple.
B. n.
a. [The adj. used absol.] An adhesive substance.
1912Sci. Amer. 17 Aug. 144/3 Gluten, gum arabic, dextrine, are also..used, though their use is mainly that of simple adhesives. 1958Observer 11 May 10/3 There is no universal adhesive. If the manufacturer claims that the adhesive is good for leather, it probably is. It's no good using it for a teacup handle.
b. Philately. An adhesive postage stamp (opp. one impressed on a card or wrapper, etc.).
1881Stamp-Collector's Ann. 9 The 5, 20, and 50 pf. adhesives have now followed the example of the 10 pf. 1893H. Ewen (title) Priced Catalogue of the Used Postage Adhesives of Great Britain. |