glazer

Variant of glaze

glaze definition

glaze (glāz)

transitive verb glazed, glazing glaz′·ing

  1. to fit (windows, etc.) with glass
  2. 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
  3. to give (the eyes) a glassy look
  4. to cover with a thin layer of ice

Etymology: ME glasen < glas, glass

intransitive verb

  1. to become glassy or glossy
  2. to form a glaze

noun

    1. a glassy finish, as on pottery
    2. any substance used to produce this
  1. a coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect
  2. a substance, as hardened sugar syrup or gelatin, forming a glassy coating on foods
  3. a film or coating, as on the eyes
  4. a thin coating of ice

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