glazed

[gleyzd]

adjective

1. having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.

2. fitted or set with glass.

3. having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.

   Synonyms: expressionless, dim, dull, glassy

Other Word Forms

• multiglazed adjective
• nonglazed adjective
• self-glazed adjective
• semiglazed adjective
• unglazed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glazed¹

First recorded in 1520–30; glaze + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Nichols’s large donation of ceramics to the museum included an Izumo ware teapot glazed in the creamy buttermilk hue that distinguishes its type.

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I look dazed, glazed and, when I’m really trying to shine, crazed.

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Wales' players were crestfallen at the final whistle, glazed looks in their eyes as it dawned on them that a huge opportunity had slipped through their grasp.

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The vessels are glazed a deep, glossy royal blue.

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I first tried a rustic version — ham and cheese tucked haphazardly among the buttered, glazed dough balls — and it was lovely in a messy, casserole-ish way.

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• glassy 
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