Word origin
[1855–60; ‹ L
glabrēscent- (s. of
glabrēscēns, prp. of
glabrēscere to become smooth), equiv. to
glabr-, s. of
glaber smooth +
-ēscent- -escent]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, keyword, output, specialist, superheat