melled English
Verb
(head)
(mell)
mell English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) melen, .
Alternative forms
* (l)
Verb
( en verb)
To speak; converse; tell; say.
Noun
( en noun)
Discourse; conversation.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) mellen, from (etyl) meller, , (l).
Verb
( en verb)
(archaic) To deal, concern oneself; to interfere or meddle.
*c. 1495 , (John Skelton), "Vppon a deedman's hed":
*:For wher so we dwell / Deth wyll us qwell / And with us mell .
* 1819 , , Ivanhoe , ch. 32,
- “By Saint Thomas of Kent,” said he, “an I buckle to my gear, I will teach thee, sir lazy lover, to mell with thine own matters, maugre thine iron case there!”
Etymology 3
See mellifluous.
Noun
( -)
(obsolete) honey
* Warner
- Ev'n such as neither wanton seeme, nor waiward, mell , nor gall.
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gelled English
Verb
(head)
(gel)
gel Etymology 1
Coined by in the mid 19th century as a clipping of (gelatin), from (etyl)
Noun
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Charles T. Ambrose
, title= Alzheimer’s Disease
, volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist)
, passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}
Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
Derived terms
* aerogel
* hair gel
* hydrogel
* shower gel
* silica gel
* xerogel
See also
For more information on classification of colloids, see Wikipedia article on (colloid)s
Verb
(gell)
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
To become a gel.
To develop a rapport.
See also
* aerosol
* colloid
* emulsion
* foam
* sol
Etymology 2
Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of (girl).
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