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glomeratio

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Searchable Lemmata: glomeratio (L).
Alternate Forms:

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Raw Material; ball of thread. Also, a throng, crowd (evidence not given here).(circa 1400 - ante 1500)
1. hec glomeratio, a hep of threde, hec congeries, a hep of stonys; congeries lapidum tibi sit, glomeracio fili Gloss. [DMLBS WW (glomeratio) 1400/1499]
2. a clewe, globus, glomus, glomeratio Gloss. [DMLBS CathA (globus, glomus, glomeratio) 1483]
c.f.: glomus
L; Primarily Gloss.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical L glomus.
WF: Derivation
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