glair
Americannoun
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the white of an egg.
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a glaze or size made of egg white.
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any viscous substance like egg white.
verb (used with object)
noun
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white of egg, esp when used as a size, glaze, or adhesive, usually in bookbinding
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any substance resembling this
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of glair
1300–50; Middle English glaire < Old French: white of an egg < Vulgar Latin *clāria; compare Latin clārus clear
Example Sentences
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On no account must the glair be allowed to drain towards the back, as this part is very open and all the moisture would gather there.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
Crawling up the sides, the Snails imprisoned in my apparatus sometimes reach the top, which is closed with a glass pane, and fix themselves to it by means of a speck of glair.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
The line to be gilded is clearly marked with a sharp folder, picked out with glair, and the gold, which is taken up on the roll, is printed in.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
It begins with zero in the glair of a cell and ascends until we come to the mighty brain of a Newton.
From The Mason-Bees by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
Take care that no glair runs on to the fore-edge when applying it or when draining it off.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
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