glaze

 
Pronunciation: /gleɪz/

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 glass