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Definition of Glaire
1. n. See Glair.
Definition of Glaire
1. to glair [v GLAIRED, GLAIRING, GLAIRES] - See also: glair
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaire
Literary usage of Glaire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"It may be that the secreted glaire passes from the latter state into the former.
The glaire itself resembles the stalks in being a clear matrix full of ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... three times with white of egg, which must be carefully laid on with a soft
sponge, each coat of glaire being allowed to dry before the next is laid on. ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by ed Andrew Findlater, John Merry Ross (1868)
"... and dried by exposure to the air, becomes watertight. coagulates (as the glaire
of egg does), owing to the presence of albumen, and exposed to the air, ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"glaire, Jean Baptist«, a French theologian and orientalist, born in Bordeaux,
April 1, 1798. He completed his theological studies at St. Sulpice seminary, ..."