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glair

[glair]
–noun
1. the white of an egg.
2. a glaze or size made of egg white.
3. any viscous substance like egg white.
–verb (used with object)
4. to coat with glair.
Also, glaire.


Origin:
1300–50; ME glaire < OF: white of an egg < VL *clāria; cf. L clārus clear
glair also glaire     (glâr)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The white of an egg.
  2. A sizing or glaze made of egg white.
  3. A viscous substance resembling egg white.

[Middle English glaire, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, from Latin clārus, clear; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]

Glair

Glair\, n. [F. glaire, glaire d'?uf, the glair of an egg, prob. fr. L. clarus clear, bright. See Clear, a.]

1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding, for pastry, etc.

2. Any viscous, transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg.

3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.

Glair

Glair\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glaired; p. pr. & vb. n. Glairing.] To smear with the white of an egg.

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