gluedadj.
/ɡl(j)uːd/ Fastened with or as with glue; also, smeared with glue.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [adjective] > fastening with adhesives
glued1705
glued-on1906
Scotch-taped1950
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > adhesive > [adjective] > fastened with
glued1705
glued-on1906
Scotch-taped1950
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > adhesive > [adjective] > smeared with
pasted1552
glued1705
gummed1864
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive
glued1705
stuck1829
glued-on1906
1705 W. Elstob in T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1885) I. 108 Were..his glew'd tongue let loose.
1858 Skyring's Builder's Prices 59 Glued and mitred slips.
1890 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 74 Glued thread is pasted on a piece of heavy cardboard.
Compounds
glued-on n. affixed by means of glue; figurative of literary devices, effects, etc.: carelessly superimposed and not integrated with the body of the work.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [adjective] > fastening with adhesives
glued1705
glued-on1906
Scotch-taped1950
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > adhesive > [adjective] > fastened with
glued1705
glued-on1906
Scotch-taped1950
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive
glued1705
stuck1829
glued-on1906
1906 Westm. Gaz. 16 Sept. 3/2 To avoid auxiliary complications and eschew ‘glued-on’ comic relief.
1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 482/2 Covered on both sides with glued-on aluminium alloy panels.
glued-up n. figurative applied to a medley of scenes or incidents with little apparent connection or unity.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > other types
satyric1637
cup-and-saucer1881
slice of life1895
glued-up1906
compressionist1961
am-dram1985
1906 Westm. Gaz. 15 Feb. 2/3 What the Americans call a ‘glued-up’ or nailed-up drama.
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