Glaired

/ɡlerd/ adjective

Definition

Coated, treated, or bound with glair (egg white), especially when referring to manuscripts, parchment, or painted surfaces.

Etymology

From glair plus the past participle suffix -ed. This adjective describes something that has undergone treatment with glair. Appears primarily in historical and technical contexts describing medieval artistic and textual practices.

Kelly Says

When art historians examine glaired manuscripts under special lighting, they can actually see where monks reused old parchment and scraped off old writing—glair sits differently on smooth vs. rough surfaces.

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