glair
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glair
- /ɡlɛə(ɹ)/
Sounds like glare · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English glaire, from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, a substantive use of Latin clārus (“clear”).
noun glairs · glaire
- Egg white, especially as used in various industrial preparations. If you beat an egg white until a froth forms on the surface, the clear liquid below the froth is glair.
- Any viscous, slimy substance. Some rain fell during the past few days but had little effect on the river which remains very low and full of glair.
- A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.
verb glairs · glairing · glaired · glaire
- To smear with egg-white.
Translations
Talk about this word "glair." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glair. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. glair. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glair "glair." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glair.Cite this
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title = {glair},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
