n. 1. The white of an egg. 2. A sizing or glaze made of egg white. 3. A viscous substance resembling egg white. [Middle English glaire, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, from Latin clārus, clear; see kelə-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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