Gl
glucinum.
Gl
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gl.
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glass.
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gloss.
GL
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g/l
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GL
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gl
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The ‘diabolical’ sound produced by F and B, a distance known as a tritone, is likewise produced by pairing Bt and E, E and A#, C and Gl>, and all the other possible tritones.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
A before a noun is commonly a corruption of the S. on, as proved clearly by the examples in Tyrwhitt’s Gl.,
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
This is to be read, following the lines of the "figures of eight": H, He, Li, Gl, B, C, N, and so on, each successive element being heavier than the one preceding it in order.
From Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements by A. P. Sinnett
In doing whereof Tenot did heinously transgress against the law which prohibiteth children to reproach the actions of their parents; per gl. et Bart. l.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux
The manner is such as is set down in gl. p. quaest.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux
Ferrandat, et not. gl. in c. fin. de sortil. et l. sed cum ambo. ff. de jud.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux
To this the honest old father answered thus: My son Dandin, when Don Oportet taketh place, this is the course which we must trace, gl. c. de appell. l. eos etiam.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux
In a separate statement, the Ankara chief prosecutor's office said another 21 people had been detained as part of an investigation into Kaos GL.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Greenland offers a density of critical natural resources that is virtually unmatched,” says Robert Price, CEO of the Texas-based oil-drilling company March GL, which is looking to extract oil from Greenland’s Jameson Land basin.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Shaw also said an examination of video shot 360 feet from the crosswalk showed Erickson was driving a 2016 Mercedes GL 63 AMG, not a 2007 Mercedes SUV as he told investigators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
GL is about remembering history well enough to draw parallels — sometimes with Hitler or with Nazis, sure — that are deeply considered.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2023
Sol is in the Sirian Colony Sector, coordinates GL 15-44-17-5, GR 127 plus 9, D 14.
From The Reluctant Weapon by Howard L. Myers
But I’m feeling less so, So gl fo, And I hope I don’t join you in hell.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018
Within languages, research has shown that sounds can become associated with ideas — for example, English words having to do with sight, like "glance," "glimmer" and "glare," all start with the sound "gl."
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2016
I can’t imagine playing that way; it seems to me like one of those long, long Bloomsbury correspondences, which would now, if transplanted to our era, begin inauspiciously: vwoolf: gl vsackvillewest: ty, u2!
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2011
Nzib szw z orggov ozny, Rg'h uovvxv dzh dsrgv zh hmld, Zmw vevibdsviv gszg Nzib dvmg, Gsv ozny dzh hfiv gl tl.
From Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various
Piece of leafy stem. 1-3 enlarged. s, Sepals. p, Petals. l, Labellum, representing two barren stamens. st, Fertile stamen. y, Staminode. x, Tip of style bearing the stigma. z, Style. gl, Honey-secreting glands.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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