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   Glib (glĭb), a. [Compar. Glibber (glĭbˈbẽr); superl. Glibbest (glĭbˈbĕst).] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.]
   
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   1. Smooth; slippery; as, “ice is glib”. [Obs.]
   
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   2. 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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