glair
/ɡlɛr/
noun
- A sticky, translucent substance made from egg whites, used as a glue or varnish, especially in bookbinding and gilding.
- Artists once used glair to fix pigments onto illuminated manuscripts.
- The bookbinder applied glair to the spine before adding the gold lettering.
- She mixed fresh glair from egg whites to use as a natural adhesive.