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glor

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: G L AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Fat, fatty; corpulent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Fat, especially as a soft mass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Saterland Frisian glärich (“slippery, greasy, dirty”), Saterland Frisian gläärje (“to smear”), Low German glaren (“to become greasy, exude fat”), Middle Low German glarren (“to apply resin to, cover with a sticky substance”).