glaire
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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With a small sponge, apply the glaire to the part of the back which is to receive the call number, taking care to draw the sponge evenly across the back, leaving a straight line.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
The object of heating the type is to make the gold combine with the glaire in such a way as to cause the gold to adhere.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
When the glaire is nearly dry, a fragment of gold-leaf is picked up on a pad of cotton wool slightly touched with cocoanut oil and pressed down on the blind impression of the tool.
From Book Repair and Restoration by Buck, Mitchell
When the glaire has ceased to be “tacky,” the gold is laid on.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel
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
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