glazed

[ gleyzd ]

/ gleɪzd /

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adjective

having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.

fitted or set with glass.

having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.

Origin of glazed

First recorded in 1520–30; glaze + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR glazed

3 glassy, dull, dim, expressionless.

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OTHER WORDS FROM glazed

mul·ti·glazed, adjective non·glazed, adjective self-glazed, adjective sem·i·glazed, adjective

un·glazed, adjective

Words nearby glazed

glaucous gull, glaur, glave, glaze, glaze ice, glazed, glazement, glazer, glazier, glazier's point, glaziery

Definition for glazed (2 of 2)

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

Example sentences from the Web for glazed

For the Glazed Radishes Trim the radishes, leaving a bit of the stem, and rinse.

Daniel Boulud Reveals His 4 Favorite Recipes From His New Cookbook |Daniel Boulud |October 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“We have around 2,000 martyrs from Misrata,” Derrat says with glazed red eyes.

Can the Rebels Hang On? |Babak Dehghanpisheh |August 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Return to oven and bake until sugar melts and potatoes are glazed, about 15 minutes.

5 Iconic Recipes From an Iconic Chef |Emeril Lagasse |May 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Rumor has it that Luther Vandross used to make sandwiches with glazed doughnuts instead of bread.

Would You Eat This Sandwich? |Petrit Husenaj |October 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

His intelligent eyes were glazed and far away, only the impassive, hairless face remained, with little or no soul to brighten it.

The Serf |Guy Thorne
Round the walls are glazed tiles to the memory of the men of the Guards who have died.

Chelsea |G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton
Handsomely framed and glazed, in carved oak of an antique pattern, 22s.

William Blake |Algernon Charles Swinburne
The drawers should be looked by "pilasters," or have glazed and framed doors.

Practical Taxidermy |Montagu Browne
The floor was polished, the walls painted a dull brown, the door of iron, with upper panel of glazed glass.

Wounded and a Prisoner of War |Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay

British Dictionary definitions for glazed

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

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adjective

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Definition for glazed (2 of 2)

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

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

noun

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verb

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glazed

adjective

Origin of glazed

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Words nearby glazed

Definition for glazed (2 of 2)

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

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

noun

Origin of glaze

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