Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008324, Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:24:29 -0700

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Fw: Fw: Aunt Maud's ""golden paste "Pale Fire" Canto I, ll.102-5
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> > Elmer's is the white stuff. You squeeze it out of a small hole.
> > You don't want to be confusing holes and slits.
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> When I was in kindergarten we used Elmer's golden mucilage glue with the
> 'self-sealing rubber top.' Elmer's still makes mucilage with a similar
top,
> but the modern version is clear, not golden.
>
> mucilage
> An aqueous adhesive consisting of GUM ARABIC or fish glue, plasticized
with
> glycerin, glycol, or sorbitol, with a small amount of a preservative and
> odorant added. In a more general sense, mucilage is a liquid adhesive
having
> a low order of bonding strength. The terms mucilage and mucilaginous are
> also commonly used as generic terms describing gummy or gluey
water-miscible
> substances.
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> "Well did I know he could never resist a golden drop of this or that,
> especially since he was severely rationed at home."
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