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• a variation of glair.

glaire

American  

[glair] / glɛər /

noun

glaired, glairing

1. a variant of glair.

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glaire glaired glairing

A bright and lasting red edge may be obtained by the following process:—Take the best vermillion and add a pinch of carmine; mix this with glaire, slightly diluted.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle

To polish leathers such as these, binders’ varnish or, at least, the glaire mentioned above, should be used.

From Book Repair and Restoration by Buck, Mitchell

The materials needed are the best American gold leaf, cotton batting, sweet oil, some specially prepared rubber for removing the excess gold leaf, and glaire.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

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

From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel

If kept corked glaire will keep for some time.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

To make the gold adhere, the material to be tooled is sized or "glaired" with one part vinegar to three parts white of egg well whisked or beaten and filtered, as is done in blocking.

From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul

For such books the lettering should be written out carefully, the whole panel prepared and glaired in, and the gold laid on.

From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel

After glairing, strip by strip is laid on.

From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul