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Definition of Glaired
1. glaire [v] - See also: glaire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaired
Literary usage of Glaired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... no notice of it is taken in the preceding account ; but it may be briefly
stated, that after the book is washed and glaired, it is spread open, ..."
2. The Art of Bookbinding: A Practical Treatise by Joseph William Zaehnsdorf (1890)
"If for blind, the roll is to be heated and worked round it; if for gold, it must
be glaired twice. The gold, cut into strips, is to be taken up on the roll ..."
3. Workshop Receipts by Ernest Spon, Robert Haldane, Charles George Warnford Lock (1889)
"If for blind, the roll is heated and worked round it ; if for gold, it is glaired
twice. The gold, cut into strips, is taken up on the roll, worked, ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The edge [of the book I is now glaired evenly, and the gold ... is then gently
laid on the edge which has been glaired. Workshop Receipt», 4th ser., p. ..."
5. American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking: Containing a History of by Wesley Washington Pasko (1894)
"The non-porous leathers need only to be washed with thin paste-water or vinegar
and glaired once ; but if the glair is thin or weak it will be necessary to ..."
6. The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopædia: Comprehending Practical by Luke Hebert (1848)
"Morocco and roan require to be glaired but once, sheep twice, and calf three
times ; thi> done, the book is ready for gilding and lettering. ..."
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