English-Thai Dictionary

glair

N ไข่ขาว  glaire

 

glaire

N ไข่ขาว  glair

 

glaireous

A คล้าย ไข่ขาว  glaireeous

 

glairy

A คล้าย ไข่ขาว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLAIR

n.[Eng. clear, L. clarus, and with Eng. glare, and L. gloria; perhaps with L. glarea, gravel, or pieces of quartz. ] 1. The white of an egg. It is used as a varnish for preserving paintings.
2. Any viscous transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg.
3. A kind of halbert.

 

GLAIR

v.t.To smear with the white of an egg; to varnish.

 

GLAIRY

a.Like glair, or partaking of its qualities.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLAIR

Glair, n. Etym: [F. glaire, glaire d'clarus clear, bright. See Clear, a.]

 

1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding, for pastry, etc.

 

2. Any viscous, transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg.

 

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

 

GLAIR

Glair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glaired; p. pr. & vb. n. Glairing.]

 

Defn: To smear with the white of an egg.

 

GLAIRE

GLAIRE Glaire, n.

 

Defn: See Glair.

 

GLAIREOUS

GLAIREOUS Glair "e *ous, a.

 

Defn: Glairy; covered with glair.

 

GLAIRIN

GLAIRIN Glair "in, n.

 

Defn: A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their inclosures; -- called also baregin.

 

GLAIRY

GLAIRY Glair "y, a.

 

Defn: Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy. Wiseman.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

glair

glair |gle (ə )r ɡlɛr | ▶noun a preparation made from egg white, used esp. as an adhesive for bookbinding and gilding. • dated egg white. DERIVATIVES glair y adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French glaire, based on Latin clara, feminine of clarus ‘clear. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

glair

glair |ˈglɛː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a preparation made from egg white, especially as an adhesive for bookbinding and gilding. DERIVATIVES glairy adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French glaire, based on Latin clara, feminine of clarus ‘clear ’.

 

French Dictionary

glaire

glaire n. f. nom féminin Matière visqueuse sécrétée par les muqueuses enflammées.