glair


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glair /ˈglɛː/
noun a preparation made from egg white, used as an adhesive for bookbinding and gilding.
– derivatives
glairy adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. glaire, based on L. clara, fem. of clarus ‘clear’.
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