gummed

Example Sentences

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Gummed stars may be pasted into the book whenever he eats certain foods.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gummed into the straw, ground into the dirt, stuck in the fencing, flung against the slats of the wall of their enclosure.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Gummed and varnished stock are likely to break small pieces off the knife edge.

From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David

While my poor spirit, like a butterfly Gummed in its shell, beats its bedraggled wings, And cannot rise.

From Toward the Gulf by Masters, Edgar Lee

The Prepared Paper can be supplied in Large Sheets, ready Gummed, at 3d. per Sheet, post-free.

From Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Nankivell, Edward James