glair

American  

[glair] / glɛər /

Or glaire

noun

1. 

   the white of an egg.

2. a glaze or size made of egg white.

3. any viscous substance like egg white.

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verb (used with object)

1. to coat with glair.

glair British  

/ ɡlɛə /

noun

1. white of egg, esp when used as a size, glaze, or adhesive, usually in bookbinding

2. any substance resembling this

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verb

1. (tr) to apply glair to (something)

Other Word Forms

• glairiness
  noun
• glairy
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of glair

1300–50; Middle English glaire < Old French: white of an egg < Vulgar Latin *clāria; compare Latin clārus clear

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

glair

Then plenty of glair is applied and the gold quickly and truly laid on.

From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam

And the enameled glair of parted hair Lies over the oval brow, From under which eyes of fiery blackness Look through you.

From Toward the Gulf by Edgar Lee Masters

Some time before using, it should be scraped into a suitable vessel and mixed with glair.

From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam

Then bolus is mixed with glair as a body colour, laid on sparingly, very evenly, and free from streakiness, using a thick hair brush for the purpose.

From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam

Bookbinders use some composition made of glair, or white of egg, which produces a very glossy appearance.

From Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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