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glabrous

adj
/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/UK/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/US

Etymology

From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

  1. derived from *gʰleh₂dʰ-✻ — “smooth; bright, shining”
  2. derived from glaber — “smooth; bald, hairless”

Definitions

  1. Bald, hairless

    Bald, hairless; smooth.

    • [T]he Vernacula or French Elm, whoſe leaves are thicker, and more florid, glabrous and ſmooth, delighting in the lower and moiſter grounds, where they will ſometimes riſe to above an hundred foot in height; […]
    • [Crotalaria obtecta] Stems tall, erect, branched: stipules not decurrent: leaves simple, usually glabrous on the upper side: […] legumes oblong, many-seeded, glabrous or softly pubescent.
    • 'I am bound by precedent,' said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA