Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process of washing or sizing with glair the covers of books before gilding.
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- verb Present participle of
glair .
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Examples
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This method implies the "glairing in" of the whole surface.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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Before glairing, the gold must be cut on the cushion to the width required (see p. 200), and may be either taken up on very slightly greased paper, a gilder's tip, or with a piece of net stretched on a little frame (see fig. 26).
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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I used to try to read his bullshit just for perspective but it didn’t take long to see this idiot’s neocon stripes glairing off of every sentence.
Think Progress » Poll: Majority of Israelis find Obama ‘fair’ or ‘friendly.’ 2010
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