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adjective
Etymology: Latin glabr-, glaber smooth, bald — more at glad
Date: 1640
smooth; especially having a surface without hairs or projections <glabrous skin> <glabrous leaves>
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Glabrous — Gla brous, a. [L. glaber; cf. Gr. ? hollow, smooth, ? to hollow.] Smooth; having a surface without hairs or any unevenness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glabrous — (adj.) 1630s, from L. glaber hairless, smooth, bald (see GLAD (Cf. glad)) … Etymology dictionary
glabrous — [glā′brəs] adj. [< L glaber, smooth, bald (< IE * ghladh ros < * ghlādh : see GLAD1) + OUS] Biol. without hair, down, or fuzz; bald glabrousness n … English World dictionary
glabrous — a. having smooth surface; hairless. ♦ glabrate, a. ♦ glabrescent, a. somewhat glabrous; tending to be glabrous … Dictionary of difficult words
glabrous — adjective /ˈɡlæbɹəs/ smooth, hairless, bald. ‘I am bound by precendent,’ said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph … Wiktionary
glabrous — gla·brous glā brəs adj having or being a smooth even surface specif having or being an epidermal covering that is totally or relatively devoid of hairs or down <glabrous skin> * * * gla·brous (glaґbrəs) [L. glaber smooth] smooth and… … Medical dictionary
glabrous rupture-wort — plikasis skleistenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Ilecebrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Herniaria glabra), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Herniaria glabra angl. common burstwort; glabrous rupture wort;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
glabrous — smooth … Dictionary of ichthyology
glabrous — adj. [L. glaber, bald] Smooth, free of hair … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
glabrous — /glay breuhs/, adj. Zool., Bot. having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence. [1630 40; < L glabr (s. of glaber) smooth, hairless + OUS] * * * … Universalium
