subs. (common).—1. The tongue. SLACKEN YOUR GLIB = loose your tongue. For synonyms, see CLACK.
2. (old).—A ribbon.
1754. POULTER, The Discoveries of John Poulter, p. 42. A lobb full of GLIBBS, a box full of ribbons.
Adj. (old, now recognised).—Smooth; slippery; voluble; GLIB-TONGUED or GLIB-GABBIT (cf., GAB) = talkative; ready of speech.
1605. SHAKESPEARE, King Lear, i. 1.
| I want that GLIB and oily art, | |
| To speak and purpose not. |
1659. TORRIANO, Vocabolario, s.v.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. Smooth, without a Rub. GLIB-TONGUED. Voluble or Nimble-tongued.
1890. Licensed Victuallers’ Gazette, 31 Jan. The rest who were so GLIB with their promises.
