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Glair

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Fr. glaire, probably from Lat. clarus, clear, bright), the white of an egg, and hence a term used for a preparation made of this and used, in bookbinding and in gilding, to retain the gold and as a varnish. The adjective "glairy" is uselof substances having the viscous and transparent consistency of the white of an egg.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Glair'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/glair.html. 1910.
 
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