glair

or glaire

[ glair ]

/ glɛər /

noun

the white of an egg.

a glaze or size made of egg white.

any viscous substance like egg white.

verb (used with object)

to coat with glair.

Origin of glair

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

Words nearby glair

Gladstone, William Ewart, Gladwrap, Gladys, Glagolitic, glaikit, glair, glaire, glairy, glaive, glam, Glåma

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Example sentences from the Web for glair

One end is carefully lowered until the glair has run to one side and dripped off.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam
It begins with zero in the glair of a cell and ascends until we come to the mighty brain of a Newton.
The Mason-bees|J. Henri Fabre
Then plenty of glair is applied and the gold quickly and truly laid on.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam
Should it be necessary on the score of economy to make a double working in bronze, the cover must be previously washed with glair.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam

Care must be taken that there is always a liberal supply of glair in the depth of the round.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam

British Dictionary definitions for glair

glair

/ (ɡlɛə) /

noun

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

any substance resembling this

verb

(tr) to apply glair to (something)

Derived forms of glair

glairy or glaireous, adjectiveglairiness, noun

Word Origin for glair

C14: from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin clāria (unattested) clear, from Latin clārus

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单词	glair
释义	glair or glaire [ glair ] / glɛər / noun the white of an egg. a glaze or size made of egg white. any viscous substance like egg white. verb (used with object) to coat with glair. Origin of glair 1300–50; Middle English glaire<Old French: white of an egg <Vulgar Latin *clāria; compare Latin clārus clear Words nearby glair Gladstone, William Ewart, Gladwrap, Gladys, Glagolitic, glaikit, glair, glaire, glairy, glaive, glam, Glåma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glair One end is carefully lowered until the glair has run to one side and dripped off. Practical Bookbinding\|Paul Adam It begins with zero in the glair of a cell and ascends until we come to the mighty brain of a Newton. The Mason-bees\|J. Henri Fabre Then plenty of glair is applied and the gold quickly and truly laid on. Practical Bookbinding\|Paul Adam Should it be necessary on the score of economy to make a double working in bronze, the cover must be previously washed with glair. Practical Bookbinding\|Paul Adam Care must be taken that there is always a liberal supply of glair in the depth of the round. Practical Bookbinding\|Paul Adam British Dictionary definitions for glair glair / (ɡlɛə) / noun white of egg, esp when used as a size, glaze, or adhesive, usually in bookbinding any substance resembling this verb (tr) to apply glair to (something) Derived forms of glair glairy or glaireous, adjectiveglairiness, noun Word Origin for glair C14: from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin clāria (unattested) clear, from Latin clārus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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