English Explanatory Dictionary

glair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Egg white, especially as used in various industrial preparations.
  2. Any viscous, slimy substance.
  3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.
verb
  1. To smear with egg-white.

Pronunciation

/ɡlɛə(ɹ)/

Word forms

glair glairs glaire glairing glaired

Etymology

From Middle English glaire, from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, a substantive use of Latin clārus (“clear”).

Derived words

glaireous glairigenous glairin glairy
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