GLAIRS

Noun

glairs

plural of glair

Anagrams

• Sligar, argils, grails

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: To smear with the white of an egg.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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