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glaze

Syllabification: (glaze)
Pronunciation: /glāz/
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Definition of glaze

verb

[with object]
  • 1fit panes of glass into (a window or doorframe 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 that had been glazed in mint-flavored butter
  • 3 [no object] lose brightness and animation:the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom (as adjective glazed)she had that glazed look in her eyes again

noun

[usually in singular]
  • 1a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form a hard, impervious decorative coating.
  • a smooth, shiny surface formed by glazing:the glaze of the white cups
  • chiefly Art a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying color.
  • 2a liquid such as milk or beaten egg, used to form a smooth shiny coating on food.
  • 3North American a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or the surface of water.

Derivatives

glazer

noun

Origin:

late Middle English glase, from glass

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