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Glaze

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Noun

1. glaze

any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

2. glaze

a glossy finish on a fabric

3. glaze

a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.

Verb

4. glaze

coat with a glaze

Example Sentences:
'the potter glazed the dishes'
'glaze the bread with eggwhite'

5. glass, glass over, glaze, glaze over

become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Example Sentences:
'Her eyes glaze over when she is bored'

6. glass, glaze

furnish with glass

Example Sentences:
'glass the windows'

7. candy, glaze, sugarcoat

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glaze

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verb
1. (transitive)
to fit or cover with glass
2. (transitive) ceramics
to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch
3. (transitive)
to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones
4. (transitive)
to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc
5. (transitive)
to make glossy or shiny
6. (when intr, often foll by over)
to become or cause to become glassy
his eyes were glazing over
noun
7. ceramics
a. 
a vitreous or glossy coating
b. 
the substance used to produce such a coating
8. 
a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones
9. 
a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals
10. 
something used to give a glossy surface to foods
a syrup glaze

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Glaze

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verb transitiveWord forms: glazed or ˈglazing
1. 
to fit (windows, etc.) with glass
2. 
to give a hard, glossy finish or coating to
; specif.,
a. 
to overlay (pottery, etc.) with a substance that gives a glassy finish when fused
b. 
to make the surface of (leather, etc.) glossy by polishing, etc.
c. 
to cover (foods) with a glassy coating of sugar syrup, gelatin, etc.
d. 
to coat (a painted surface) with a semitransparent color
3. 
to give (the eyes) a glassy look
4. 
to cover with a thin layer of ice
verb intransitive
5. 
to become glassy or glossy
6. 
to form a glaze
noun
7. 
a. 
a glassy finish, as on pottery
b. 
any substance used to produce this
8. 
a coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect
9. 
a substance, as hardened sugar syrup or gelatin, forming a glassy coating on foods
10. 
a film or coating, as on the eyes
11. 
a thin coating of ice

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glaze

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n.
1. A thin smooth shiny coating.
2. A thin glassy coating of ice.
3.
a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
b. A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.
c. A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.
4. A glassy film, as one over the eyes.
v. glazed, glaz·ing, glaz·es
v.tr.
1. To fit, furnish, or secure with glass: glaze a window.
2. To apply a glaze to: glaze a doughnut; glaze pottery.
3. To coat or cover thinly with ice.
4. To give a smooth lustrous surface to.
v.intr.
1. To be or become glazed or glassy: His eyes glazed over from boredom.
2. To form a glaze.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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