glaze
Use Glaze in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
2.
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.
3.
to cover with a smooth, glossy surface or coating.
4.
Cookery. to coat (a food) with sugar, a sugar syrup, or some other glossy, edible substance.
5.
Fine Arts. to cover (a painted surface or parts of it) with a thin layer of transparent color in order to modify the tone.
verb (used without object)
9.
to become glazed or glassy: Their eyes glazed over as the lecturer droned on.
10.
(of a grinding wheel) to lose abrasive quality through polishing of the surface from wear.
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noun
11.
a smooth, glossy surface or coating.
12.
the substance for producing such a coating.
13.
Ceramics.
a.
a vitreous layer or coating on a piece of pottery.
b.
the substance of which such a layer or coating is made.
14.
Fine Arts. a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface.
15.
a smooth, lustrous surface on certain fabrics, produced by treating the material with a chemical and calendering.
16.
Cookery.
a.
a substance used to coat a food, especially sugar or sugar syrup.
b.
stock cooked down to a thin paste for applying to the surface of meats.
17.
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 ).
Related forms
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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glaze (ɡleɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (tr) to fit or cover with glass |
| 2. | (tr) ceramics to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch |
| 3. | (tr) to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones |
| 4. | (tr) to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc |
| 5. | (tr) to make glossy or shiny |
| 6. | to become or cause to become glassy: his eyes were glazing over |
| —n | |
| 7. | ceramics |
| a. a vitreous or glossy coating | |
| b. the substance used to produce such a coating | |
| 8. | a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones |
| 9. | a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals |
| 10. | something used to give a glossy surface to foods: a syrup glaze |
| [C14 glasen, from glas | |
| glazed | |
| —adj | |
| 'glazer | |
| —n | |
| 'glazy | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
glaze
mid-14c., glasen "to fit with glass," from glas (see glass), probably infl. by glazier (late 14c.). Noun sense of "substance used to make a glossy coating" is first attested 1784.
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Example sentences
It depends on the saltiness or smokiness of the ham, the sweetness of the glaze, whether mustard is served on the side or not.
The mixed material structure is a striking yet harmonious combination of concrete and glaze, accented by glazed bricks.
Maiolica is another name for tin-glazed earthenware, made by bathing clay vessels in a glaze that incorporates tin oxides.
Though some are marked with splashes and smudges of glaze, all have an endearing freshness and even joy.
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