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gleed

American

[gleed] / glid /

noun

Archaic.

a glowing coal.

gleed British

/ ɡliːd /

noun

archaic a burning ember or hot coal

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Etymology

Origin of gleed

before 950; Middle English gleed ( e ), Old English glēd; cognate with German Glut, Old Norse glōth; akin to glow

Example Sentences

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Fay pondered this for a minute, then in a regretfully reflective voice she said sadly: "Vat was a nasty, gleedy sahib in a tlain."

From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)

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