Glair

//ɡlɛə(ɹ)// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Egg white, especially as used in various industrial preparations. countable, uncountable

    "If you beat an egg white until a froth forms on the surface, the clear liquid below the froth is glair."

  2. 2
    Any viscous, slimy substance. countable, uncountable

    "Some rain fell during the past few days but had little effect on the river which remains very low and full of glair."

  3. 3
    A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    To smear with egg-white.

Synonyms

All synonyms
albumenbatterbonnyclabberbuttercaviarclabber

Example

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"If you beat an egg white until a froth forms on the surface, the clear liquid below the froth is glair."

Etymology

From Middle English glaire, from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, a substantive use of Latin clārus (“clear”).

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egg white

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