Meanings
alternative flesh-glue
- obsoleteuncountableSynonym of sarcocolla as a resin.
Frankincense, mastick, rosin, flesh-glue are the juices and gums of certain trees.
1659, Thomas Horne & al. translating Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) as The Gate of Languages Unlocked, Ch. 11, §124Synonyms: sarcocolla as a resin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of sarcocolla as a resin.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσαρκοκόλλα
- Englishflesh glue
A calque of Ancient Greek σαρκοκόλλα (sarkokólla), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue, adhesive”) from its traditional use sealing wounds. Compare meat glue and German Fleischleim.
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