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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 73 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GLAIR (from Fr. glaire, probably from
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Lat. clams, clear,
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bright)  , the
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white of an
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egg, and hence a
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term used for a preparation made of this and used, in
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bookbinding and in
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gilding, to retain the
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gold and as a
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varnish . The
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adjective " glairy " is used of substances having the viscous and transparent consistency of the white of an egg .

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