[ 'glɛ: ]
■ noun a preparation made from egg white, used as an adhesive for bookbinding and gilding.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , based on L. clara , feminine of clarus 'clear'.
[ 'glɛ: ]
■ noun a preparation made from egg white, used as an adhesive for bookbinding and gilding.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , based on L. clara , feminine of clarus 'clear'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004