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单词 glaireous
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glair  (glâr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the white of an egg.
  2. a glaze or size made of egg white.
  3. any viscous substance like egg white.

v.t. 
  1. to coat with glair.
Also, glaire. 
  • Vulgar Latin *clāria; compare Latin clārus clear
  • Old French: white of an egg
  • Middle English glaire 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glair /ɡlɛə/ n
  1. white of egg, esp when used as a size, glaze, or adhesive, usually in bookbinding
  2. any substance resembling this
vb
  1. (transitive) to apply glair to (something)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin clāria (unattested) clear, from Latin clārus

ˈglairy, ˈglaireous adj
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