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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Fish-glue; isinglass. See isinglass.

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  • noun archaic fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes.

Etymologies

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Latin ichthyocolla, from Ancient Greek ἰχθυόκολλα (ikhthuokolla, "fish-glue"), from ἰχθύς (ikhthus, "fish") + κόλλα (kolla, "glue").

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