glaire
English
editNoun
editglaire (countable and uncountable, plural glaires)
- Alternative form of glair.
- 1912, J. Leonard Monk, W. F. Lawrence, A Text Book of Stationery Binding: A Treatise on the Whole Art of Forwarding and Finishing Stationery Books: […], Raithby, Lawrence and Co., Ltd., page 79:
- When glairing in grained leathers such as Morocco a froth has a tendency to form; this can be dissipated by adding a spot or two of milk to an eggcup full of glaire.
- 1985, Proceedings of the Symposium on Manuscripts in Southern Africa, 21-23 November 1984, South African Library, →ISBN, page 180:
- Unlike traditional egg glaires these are impervious to insect attack, and can be tooled long after application. BS glaire also keeps indefinitely, unlike egg glaire.
- 2004, Josep Cambras, The Complete Book of Bookbinding, Lark Books, →ISBN, page 32:
- You’ll also need glaire for gilding the edges, such as egg glaire or food-grade gelatin.
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, from Latin clarus (“clear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editglaire f (plural glaires)
Further reading
edit- “glaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editOld French
editNoun
editglaire m or f
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