self-glazed
adjective
1.
having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.
2.
fitted or set with glass.
3.
having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.
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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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Slang Dictionary
glazed (drunk) definitionand glazed (over)
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