▪ I. † glan Obs. rare—1.
[var. glam2, clam; cf. gland3.]
A comb-maker's vice (cf. quot.).
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. 383/2 A pair of Glans, which belong to the Trade of a Comb maker..The Glans..is two pieces of Wood, square at top, and rounded off below, with an Iron Pin through both yet so as they may widen a little. |
▪ II. glan
obs. form of glen.