The white part of an egg (egg white); also used historically as a binding agent in manuscripts, paintings, and recipes.
From Old French glaire, from Latin clara (clear), which itself comes from clarus meaning 'clear' or 'bright.' The word entered English through Norman French after 1066. Medieval scribes and artists valued glair as a viscous medium for fixing pigments and creating glossy finishes on manuscripts.
Medieval monks mixed glair (egg white) with pigments to create the brilliant colors in illuminated manuscripts—those beautiful medieval books literally have centuries-old eggs baked into them!
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