glaze

Glaze is defined as to put glass in a window, or to put on a glossy finish.

(verb)

An example of glaze is to put syrup on donuts.

The definition of a glaze is a glassy or glossy finish.

(noun)

An example of a glaze is a frosted window pane.

See glaze in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb glazed, glazing

to fit (windows, etc.) with glass
to give a hard, glossy finish or coating to; specif.,
1. to overlay (pottery, etc.) with a substance that gives a glassy finish when fused
2. to make the surface of (leather, etc.) glossy by polishing, etc.
3. to cover (foods) with a glassy coating of sugar syrup, gelatin, etc.
4. to coat (a painted surface) with a semitransparent color
to give (the eyes) a glassy look
to cover with a thin layer of ice

Origin: ME glasen < glas, glass

intransitive verb

noun

1. a glassy finish, as on pottery
2. 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

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See glaze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A thin smooth shiny coating.
A thin glassy coating of ice.
a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
b. A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.
c. A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.
A glassy film, as one over the eyes.