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Definition of: glair
(glâr) noun
1. The white of eggs mixed with vinegar: used as a size in gilding, etc.
2. Any similar viscous matter; anything slimy or slippery.
—v.t.To treat with glair, as a book cover before gilding. Also glaire. ♦ Homophone: glare. [<F glaire <L clarus clear]
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