A sticky paste or adhesive used in bookbinding and other craft applications.
Origin uncertain; possibly related to 'glue' (from Old French glue, from Latin glus). The term is archaic or specialized, appearing primarily in historical bookbinding texts and craft documentation.
Before modern adhesives, bookbinders had to make their own gloy from animal bones, fish bladders, and other natural ingredients—some recipes have been passed down for centuries and still work beautifully.
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