Definition of "glair" []

• The white of an egg. (noun)
• A sizing or glaze made of egg white. (noun)
• A viscous substance resembling egg white. (noun)

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• "Then the fox started across the steel-gray glair, picking his steps that he might have a firm foothold."
• "A coating of glair or varnish is found to some extent to protect leather from adverse outside influences, but, unfortunately, both glair and varnish tend rather to harden leather than to keep it flexible, and they fail just where failure is most serious, that is at the joints."
• "In opening and shutting, any coat of glair or varnish that has become hard will crack, and expose the leather of the joint and back."