glazing
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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.
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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| —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 | |
| glazing (ˈɡleɪzɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the surface of a glazed object |
| 2. | glass fitted, or to be fitted, in a door, frame, etc |
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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
Many people have already installed insulation and double-glazing, but more is to be done.
Leaving aside the eye-glazing technical details, nothing she needed was covered.
They include grants for energy-saving home improvements such as triple-glazing, solar energy and insulation.
Double glazing is a good choice for cold winters, since it entails less heat loss and less condensation.
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