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Glair
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Glair
Glair noun [ French glaire , glaire d'...uf, the glair of an egg, probably from Latin clarus clear, bright. See Clear , adjective ] 1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in book... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/30
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Glair
Glair transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Glaired ; present participle & verbal noun Glairing .] To smear with the white of an egg. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/30
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Glair
• (a.) Any viscous, transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg. • (a.) The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding, for pastry, etc. • (v. t.) To smear with the white of an egg. • (a.) A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/glair/
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glair
glair, glaire, glaired, glairing. 1. The white of an egg. 2. A sizing, glazing, or adhesive substance made from egg white and used especially in bookbinding. 3. A viscous substance resembling egg white. 4. Any viscous transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg. 5. Etymology: from the ... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/488/2
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Glair
Glair is the white of eggs, used as a varnish for preserving paintings. Bookbinders formerly also used it for finishing the backs of books. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AG.HTM
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glair
1) Egg white 2) Glaze of egg white Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/glair/1
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