1. (n.) A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenacious, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances.

2. (n.) To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.

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