glaire

[ glair ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, glaired, glair·ing.

It is best to glaire twice, and to lay on a small portion of gold at a time with benzine.

When the leather is nearly, but not quite, dry the impressions of the tools must be painted with glaire.

Glaire, white of eggs beaten up, and used in finishing and edge gilding.

It is not suitable for open patterns, where the glaire might show on the surface of the leather.

The glaire of the edge gilding will help to stop the edges fraying out.

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