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for Glair
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Glair \Glair\, n. [F. glaire, glaire d'?uf, the glair of an egg,
prob. fr. L. clarus clear, bright. See Clear, a.]
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1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in
bookbinding, for pastry, etc.
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2. Any viscous, transparent substance, resembling the white
of an egg.
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3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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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