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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLABROUS

a.[L. glaber, allied to Eng. glib. ] Smooth; having an even surface.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLABROUS

Gla "brous, a. Etym: [L. glaber; cf. Gr.

Defn: Smooth; having a surface without hairs or any unevenness.

New American Oxford Dictionary

glabrous

gla brous |ˈglābrəs ˈɡleɪbrəs | ▶adjective technical (chiefly of the skin or a leaf ) free from hair or down; smooth. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin glaber, glabr- ‘hairless, smooth ’ + -ous .

Oxford Dictionary

glabrous

glabrous |ˈgleɪbrəs | ▶adjective technical (chiefly of the skin or a leaf ) free from hair or down; smooth. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin glaber, glabr- ‘hairless, smooth ’ + -ous .