Variant spelling of glair; egg white, or a sticky substance made from egg white used as an adhesive or binder.
An alternative spelling of glair from Old French glaire. The variant spelling glaire appears in English texts, particularly in historical manuscripts and recipes, where both spellings coexist throughout the medieval and early modern periods. This represents scribal variation rather than distinct etymological origins.
Different medieval scribes spelled 'glair' different ways because spelling wasn't standardized yet—one monastery might prefer 'glaire' while their neighbors used 'glair,' both equally correct in their time.
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