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   Glib , a. [Compar. Glibber ; superl. Glibbest .] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.]
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   Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.]
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   Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity; fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech.
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   I want that glib and oily art,
   To speak and purpose not.
   Shak.
   Syn. -- Slippery; smooth; fluent; voluble; flippant.
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   Glib, v. t. To make glib. [Obs.]
   Bp. Hall.
   
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   Glib, n. [Ir. & Gael. glib a lock of hair.] A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes. [Obs.]
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   The Irish have, from the Scythians, mantles and long glibs, which is a thick curied bush of hair hanging down over their eyes, and monstrously disguising them.
   Spenser.
   
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   Their wild costume of the glib and mantle.
   Southey.
   
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   Glib, v. t. [Cf. O. & Prov. E. lib to castrate, geld, Prov. Dan. live, LG. & OD. lubben.] To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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