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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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Glair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glairing.] To smear with the white of an egg.
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