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Webster 1913 Edition
Glair
Glair
,Noun.
[F. ]
glaire
, glaire
d’[GREEK]uf, the glair of an egg, prob. fr. L. clarus
clear, bright. See Clear
, Adj.
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
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Glaired
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glairing
.] To smear with the white of an egg.
Webster 1828 Edition
Glair
GLAIR
,Noun.
1.
The white of an egg. It is used as a varnish for preserving paintings.2.
Any viscous transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg.3.
A kind of halbert.GLAIR
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
glair
glair
See also: g'laïr
English
Alternative forms
Noun
glair (plural glairs)
- Egg-white, especially as used in various industrial preparations.
- Any viscous, slimy substance.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- She jacked with authority, knowing how to slick the glair over the glans with her thumb when it began to flow, how to pace a shaftlength voluptuous stroke with a whole slide from meatus to os pubis, how to work with a loving will.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.
Translations
Verb
glair (third-person singular simple present glairs, present participle glairing, simple past and past participle glaired)
- To smear with egg-white.