Defn: Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy. Wiseman.
GLAIVE
Glaive, n. Etym: [F. glaive, L. gladius; prob. akin to E. claymore.
Cf. Gladiator.]
1. A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head. Wilhelm.
2. A sword; — used poetically and loosely. The glaive which he did wield. Spenser.
GLAMA
Gla"ma, n. Etym: [NL.;cf. Gr. gramiae, Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids, in consequence of some disorder; blearedness; lippitude.
GLAMOUR Gla"mour, n. Etym: [Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel. glámeggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma; or Icel. glam-s weakness of sight, glamour; glamr name of the moon, also of a ghost + s sight akin to E. see. Perh., however, a corruption of E. gramarye.]
1. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
2. Witchcraft; magic; a spell. Tennyson.
3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are. The air filled with a strange, pale glamour that seemed to lie over the broad valley. W. Black.