gleet noun & verb. [gli:t] Also (earlier, chiefly Scot. & north.) glit [glɪt], glet [glɛt], (infl. -tt-). ME.
[Old & mod. French glette slime, filth, secretion, (now) litharge, of unkn. origin.]
A. noun.
1. Mucus formed in the stomach, esp. of a hawk. obsolete exc. Scot. ME.

2. Slimy, sticky, or greasy matter. obsolete exc. Scot. & north. LME.

3. (A) watery discharge, now only spec. from the urethra, usu. as a result of chronic gonorrhoea. M16.
b. verb.
1. verb intrans. Esp. of a watery discharge: ooze, flow slowly. E16-E18.

2. verb intrans. & trans. Of a wound, the nose, etc.: discharge (a thin purulent matter). L17.

■ gleety adjective (a) (obsolete exc. Scot. & north.) slimy; (b) watery, purulent: LME.

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