visqueux

Middle French

adj
Definitions
  • viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French viscous borrowed from Latin viscosus, viscum (birdlime, mistletoe).

Origin

Latin

viscum

Gloss

birdlime, mistletoe

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