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glaeba, -ālis etc., s. gleb...
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Glebe — Glebe, n. [F. gl[ e]be, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land, soil.] 1. A lump; a clod. [1913 Webster] 2. Turf; soil; ground; sod. [1913 Webster] Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl. Law) The land belonging, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glebe — glebeless, adj. /gleeb/, n. 1. Also called glebe land. Chiefly Brit. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. 2. Archaic. soil; field. [1275 1325; ME < L gleba, glaeba clod of earth] * * * … Universalium
gleba — / glɛba/ s.f. [dal lat. gleba o glaeba ]. 1. (poet.) [pezzo di terra compatto che si stacca dal terreno quando lo si lavora con gli attrezzi agricoli: rivoltare, rompere la g. ] ▶◀ terra, zolla. 2. (estens., non com.) [area da coltivare]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
glebe — c.1300, from O.Fr. glebe, from L. gleba, glaeba clod, lump of earth, from PIE *glebh to roll into a ball (Cf. L. globus sphere; O.E. clyppan to embrace; Lith. glebys armful, globti to embrace, support ). Earliest English sense is … Etymology dictionary
glebe — [gli:b] noun 1》 historical a piece of land serving as part of a clergyman s benefice and providing income. 2》 archaic land; fields. Origin ME: from L. gleba, glaeba clod, land, soil … English new terms dictionary
glebe — [[t]glib[/t]] n. 1) brit. rel Also called glebe′ land . the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice 2) archaic soil; field • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < L glēba, glaeba clod of earth glebe′less, adj … From formal English to slang
glebe — /glib/ (say gleeb) noun 1. → glebe land. 2. Poetic soil; field. {Middle English, from Latin glēba, glaeba clod, soil, land} …
