n. The act or art of Setting glass; the craft of a glazier.n. Glasswork; the glass of windows.n. The application to a piece of pottery or porcelain of the glaze which is to cover it.n. In ceramics, same as glaze, 1.n. In oil-painting, the operation of spreading a thin layer of transparent color with the brush or the fingers, or with the palm of the hand, over those parts of a picture whose tone it is desirable to modify.n. In gunpowder-manuf., the operation of breaking off the angular projections of the grains, and giving them a round, smooth, glossy surface, performed in a glazing-barrel.n. In leather manufacturing, the process of rolling leather with a glass roller in order to give it a bright finish; also, less commonly, the light application with a sponge of a solution which when dry gives to the leather its final luster.