"glair" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: glairs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English glaire, from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, a substantive use of Latin clārus (“clear”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|glaire}} Middle English glaire, {{der|en|fro|glaire}} Old French glaire, {{der|en|VL.|*clāria}} Vulgar Latin *clāria, {{der|en|la|clārus||clear}} Latin clārus (“clear”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} glair (countable and uncountable, plural glairs)
  1. Egg white, especially as used in various industrial preparations. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Eggs Translations (egg-white — see also albumen): белтък на яйце (beltǎk na jajce) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bílek [masculine] (Czech), munanvalkuainen (Finnish), albumeno (Ido), gealacán [masculine] (Irish), бело́к (belók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-glair-en-noun-uUbUdgBZ Disambiguation of Eggs: 48 14 27 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 12 33 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 12 34 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 8 34 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 13 32 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 43 17 30 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 40 15 37 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 16 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 45 21 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 47 15 31 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 47 15 32 6 Disambiguation of 'egg-white — see also albumen': 65 9 26
  2. Any viscous, slimy substance. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (any viscous, slimy substance): lima (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-glair-en-noun-rm4QozXK Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 40 15 37 8 Disambiguation of 'any viscous, slimy substance': 5 91 4
  3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-glair-en-noun-0oSrWiqF Disambiguation of Weapons: 34 8 53 5 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 40 15 37 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glaire Derived forms: glaireous

Verb

IPA: /ɡlɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: glairs [present, singular, third-person], glairing [participle, present], glaired [participle, past], glaired [past]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English glaire, from Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *clāria, a substantive use of Latin clārus (“clear”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|glaire}} Middle English glaire, {{der|en|fro|glaire}} Old French glaire, {{der|en|VL.|*clāria}} Vulgar Latin *clāria, {{der|en|la|clārus||clear}} Latin clārus (“clear”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} glair (third-person singular simple present glairs, present participle glairing, simple past and past participle glaired)
  1. To smear with egg-white.
    Sense id: en-glair-en-verb-Yi6SY0QY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glaire

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To smear with egg-white."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smear",
          "smear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlɛə(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "glare"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "glaire"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glair"
}

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