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Glair

//ɡlɛə(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

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
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
A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd. countable

Verb

1
To smear with egg-white.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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