glaze
to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
to give a vitreous surface or coating to (a ceramic or the like), as by the application of a substance or by fusion of the body.
to cover with a smooth, glossy surface or coating.
Cooking. to coat (a food) with sugar, a sugar syrup, or some other glossy, edible substance.
Fine Arts. to cover (a painted surface or parts of it) with a thin layer of transparent color in order to modify the tone.
to give a glassy surface to, as by polishing.
to give a coating of ice to (frozen food) by dipping in water.
to grind (cutlery blades) in preparation for finishing.
to become glazed or glassy: Their eyes glazed over as the lecturer droned on.
(of a grinding wheel) to lose abrasive quality through polishing of the surface from wear.
a smooth, glossy surface or coating.
the substance for producing such a coating.
Ceramics.
a vitreous layer or coating on a piece of pottery.
the substance of which such a layer or coating is made.
Fine Arts. a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface.
a smooth, lustrous surface on certain fabrics, produced by treating the material with a chemical and calendering.
Cooking.
a substance used to coat a food, especially sugar or sugar syrup.
stock cooked down to a thin paste for applying to the surface of meats.
Also called glaze ice, silver frost, silver thaw, verglas; especially British, glazed frost . a thin coating of ice on terrestrial objects, caused by rain that freezes on impact.: Compare rime1 (def. 1).
Origin of glaze
1Other words from glaze
- glaz·i·ly, adverb
- glaz·i·ness, noun
- re·glaze, verb (used with object), re·glazed, re·glaz·ing.
- sem·i·glaze, noun
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How to use glaze in a sentence
So he kind of just glazes over that and relies on the money and power he was born into.
Dane DeHaan’s Green Goblin Is the Best Thing About ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ | Kevin Fallon | May 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis mix is healthy and sustaining, with lots of possibility for different glazes and flavors.
Glazes and such manipulations require a solid under-painting, and a comparative completion of the picture for safe work.
The Painter in Oil | Daniel Burleigh ParkhurstOf great body, it glazes and works well both in water and oil.
Field's Chromatography | George FieldHe steeled his heart against temptation, drew his candle along the shelf and scrutinized the glazes.
A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith Nicholson
The mineral is also an important constituent of most ceramic glazes.
And now, instead of making brown butter-crocks and stone jugs all of the time, he was experimenting in glazes.
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British Dictionary definitions for glaze
/ (ɡleɪz) /
(tr) to fit or cover with glass
(tr) ceramics to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch
(tr) to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones
(tr) to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc
(tr) to make glossy or shiny
(when intr, often foll by over) to become or cause to become glassy: his eyes were glazing over
ceramics
a vitreous or glossy coating
the substance used to produce such a coating
a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones
a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals
something used to give a glossy surface to foods: a syrup glaze
Origin of glaze
1Derived forms of glaze
- glazed, adjective
- glazer, noun
- glazy, adjective
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