Glaze Definition
glāz
glazed, glazes, glazing
noun
A thin smooth shiny coating.
American Heritage
A glassy finish, as on pottery.
Webster's New World
Any substance used to produce this.
Webster's New World
A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
American Heritage
A coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect.
Webster's New World
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verb
glazed, glazes, glazing
To fit (windows, etc.) with glass.
Webster's New World
To apply a glaze to.
Glaze a doughnut; glaze pottery.
American Heritage
To give a hard, glossy finish or coating to.
Webster's New World
To become glassy or glossy.
Webster's New World
To cover with a thin layer of ice.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Glaze
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From Middle English glasen from glas glass from Old English glæs ghel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English glær (“amber”).
From Wiktionary
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