glaze
glaze definition
glaze (glāz)
transitive verb glazed, glazing glaz′·ing
- to fit (windows, etc.) with glass
- to give a hard, glossy finish or coating to; specif.,
- to overlay (pottery, etc.) with a substance that gives a glassy finish when fused
- to make the surface of (leather, etc.) glossy by polishing, etc.
- to cover (foods) with a glassy coating of sugar syrup, gelatin, etc.
- to coat (a painted surface) with a semitransparent color
- to give (the eyes) a glassy look
- to cover with a thin layer of ice
Etymology: ME glasen < glas, glass
intransitive verb
- to become glassy or glossy
- to form a glaze
noun
- a glassy finish, as on pottery
- any substance used to produce this
- a coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect
- a substance, as hardened sugar syrup or gelatin, forming a glassy coating on foods
- a film or coating, as on the eyes
- a thin coating of ice
Related Forms:
- glazer glaz′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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