Glaze

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thin smooth shiny coating.
  • n. A thin glassy coating of ice.
  • n. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
  • n. A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.
  • n. A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.
  • n. A glassy film, as one over the eyes.
  • v. To fit, furnish, or secure with glass: glaze a window.
  • v. To apply a glaze to: glaze a doughnut; glaze pottery.
  • v. To coat or cover thinly with ice.
  • v. To give a smooth lustrous surface to.
  • verb-intransitive. To be or become glazed or glassy: His eyes glazed over from boredom.
  • verb-intransitive. To form a glaze.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
  • n. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
  • n. A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice
  • n. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  • n. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
  • v. To install windows
  • v. To become glazed or glassy.
  • v. In painting, to apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass.
  • v. To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; ; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or glossy.
  • v. To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent color to (another color), to modify the effect.
  • v. To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.
  • verb-intransitive. To become glazed of glassy.
  • n. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze, v. t., 3.
  • n. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  • n. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To place or fasten glass in; furnish or set with glass, as a window, case, frame, or the like; cover with glass, as a picture.
  • To cover, incrust, or overlay with something resembling glass in appearance or effect; cover with a shining vitreous or glairy substance; hence, to make glossy or glass-like in appearance: as, to glaze earthenware; to glaze, pastry, cloth, or paper.
  • Specifically, in oil-painting, to cover, as a picture or parts of a picture, with a thin coat of transparent color to modify the tone.
  • . To cause to shine; polish.
  • I. To shine; be brilliant.
  • To assume a dim glassy luster; become overspread with a semi-transparent film.
  • n. A vitrifiable substance applied to the surface of fine pottery, stoneware, and porcelain.
  • n. A bright polish or glazed appearance on any surface.
  • n. In oil-painting, a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface.
  • n. Stock evaporated to a thin paste by boiling, and applied to meats to give them a polished surface.
  • n. A surface coating or sheet of ice.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
  • n. any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
  • n. a glossy finish on a fabric
  • v. furnish with glass
  • v. coat with a glaze
  • n. a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
  • v. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
  • Verb Form
    glazed    glazes    glazing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    edulcorate    sweeten    dulcorate    dulcify    topping    glossiness    burnish    gloss    polish    surface   
    Variant
    glost oven   
    Form
    glazed    glazing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    polish   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blaise    Blase    Chevrolets    Hayes    Hays    Lyonnais    Malays    Mays    Polonaise    Res   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sheen    enamel    haze    lacquer    syrup    coloring    tint    varnish    orb    rectangle