glaze

[ gleyz ]

/ gleɪz /

verb (used with object), glazed, glaz·ing.

to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.

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.

to cover with a smooth, glossy surface or coating.

Cookery. to coat (a food) with sugar, a sugar syrup, or some other glossy, edible substance.

Fine Arts. to cover (a painted surface or parts of it) with a thin layer of transparent color in order to modify the tone.

to give a glassy surface to, as by polishing.

to give a coating of ice to (frozen food) by dipping in water.

to grind (cutlery blades) in preparation for finishing.

verb (used without object), glazed, glaz·ing.

to become glazed or glassy: Their eyes glazed over as the lecturer droned on.

(of a grinding wheel) to lose abrasive quality through polishing of the surface from wear.

noun

a smooth, glossy surface or coating.

the substance for producing such a coating.

Ceramics.

a vitreous layer or coating on a piece of pottery.
the substance of which such a layer or coating is made.

Fine Arts. a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface.

a smooth, lustrous surface on certain fabrics, produced by treating the material with a chemical and calendering.

Cookery.

a substance used to coat a food, especially sugar or sugar syrup.
stock cooked down to a thin paste for applying to the surface of meats.

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).

Origin of glaze

1325–75; Middle English glasen, derivative of glas glass

OTHER WORDS FROM glaze

glaz·i·ly, adverb glaz·i·ness, noun re·glaze, verb (used with object), re·glazed, re·glaz·ing. sem·i·glaze, noun

Words nearby glaze

glaucophane, glaucous, glaucous gull, glaur, glave, glaze, glaze ice, glazed, glazement, glazer, glazier

British Dictionary definitions for glaze ice (1 of 2)

glaze ice

glazed frost

noun

British a thin clear layer of ice caused by the freezing of rain or water droplets in the air on impact with a cool surface or by refreezing after a thaw Also called: silver frost US term: glaze

British Dictionary definitions for glaze ice (2 of 2)

glaze

/ (ɡleɪz) /

verb

(tr) to fit or cover with glass

(tr) ceramics to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch

(tr) to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones

(tr) to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc

(tr) to make glossy or shiny

(when intr, often foll by over) to become or cause to become glassy his eyes were glazing over

noun

ceramics

a vitreous or glossy coating
the substance used to produce such a coating

a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones

a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals

something used to give a glossy surface to foods a syrup glaze

Derived forms of glaze

glazed, adjective glazer, noun glazy, adjective

Word Origin for glaze

C14 glasen, from glas glass

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

glaze

verb (used with object), glazed, glaz·ing.

verb (used without object), glazed, glaz·ing.

noun

Origin of glaze

OTHER WORDS FROM glaze

Words nearby glaze

British Dictionary definitions for glaze ice (1 of 2)

glazed frost

noun

British Dictionary definitions for glaze ice (2 of 2)

verb

noun

Derived forms of glaze

Word Origin for glaze

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

glaze

verb (used with object), glazed, glaz·ing.

verb (used without object), glazed, glaz·ing.

noun

Origin of glaze

OTHER WORDS FROM glaze

Words nearby glaze

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glazed frost

noun

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verb

noun

Derived forms of glaze

Word Origin for glaze

British Dictionary definitions for glaze ice (1 of 2)