glazePronunciation: /gleɪz/Translate glaze | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of glaze verb [with object] 1fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure):windows can be glazed using laminated glass enclose or cover with glass:the verandas were glazed in 2overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish:new potatoes which had been glazed in mint-flavoured butter 3 [no object] lose brightness and animation:the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom (as adjective glazed)she had a glazed look in her eyes noun 1a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form an impervious decorative coating. a smooth, shiny surface formed on pottery by glazing:the glaze of the white cups Art a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying colour. 2a liquid such as milk or beaten egg used to form a smooth, shiny coating on food: brush the cake with an apricot glaze 3North American a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or water. Derivatives glazer noun glazy adjective Origin: late Middle English glase, from glassglaze in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of glaze in the US English dictionary
