- Glaireous
- Glaireous Glair"e*ous, a. Glairy; covered with glair. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Glaireous
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glaireous — glair·e·ous … English syllables
glaireous — ]rēəs adjective Etymology: glair (I) + eous archaic : glairy … Useful english dictionary
glairy — glairiness, n. /glair ee/, adj., glairier, glairiest. 1. of the nature of glair; viscous. 2. covered with glair. Also, glaireous /glair ee euhs/. [1655 65; GLAIR + Y1] * * * … Universalium
glairy — /ˈglɛəri/ (say glairree) adjective 1. of the nature of glair; viscous. 2. covered with glair. Also, glaireous /ˈglɛəriəs/ (say glairreeuhs). –glairiness, noun …
glair — n. white of egg; any similar substance; v.t. cover with glair. ♦ glaireous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
glair — n. (also glaire) 1 white of egg. 2 an adhesive preparation made from this, used in bookbinding etc. Derivatives: glaireous adj. glairy adj. Etymology: ME f. OF glaire, ult. f. L clara fem. of clarus clear … Useful english dictionary
