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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glaze /gleɪz/USA pronunciation v., glazed, glaz•ing, n. v. - to furnish or fit with glass:[~ + object]to glaze a window.
- Ceramics[~ + object] to give a glassy surface or coating to (a ceramic or the like), as by the application of a substance or by heating.
- Food to coat (a food) with a liquid substance that sets to form a smooth, glossy surface:[~ + object]glazed the ham with brown sugar.
- to become glassy:[no object]Their eyes glazed over with boredom.
n. - [countable] a smooth, glossy surface or coating, as on a piece of pottery.
- [uncountable] the substance for producing such a coating.
- Food[uncountable] a substance, as sugar syrup, used to form a glaze on food.
glazed, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glaze (glāz),USA pronunciation v., glazed, glaz•ing, n. v.t. - to furnish or fill with glass:to glaze a window.
- Ceramicsto 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.
- Food[Cookery.]to coat (a food) with sugar, a sugar syrup, or some other glossy, edible substance.
- Fine Artto 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.
- Foodto give a coating of ice to (frozen food) by dipping in water.
- to grind (cutlery blades) in preparation for finishing.
v.i. - 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.
n. - 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 Arta 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.
- Food[Cookery.]
- a substance used to coat a food, esp. sugar or sugar syrup.
- stock cooked down to a thin paste for applying to the surface of meats.
- Meteorology, British TermsAlso called glaze′ ice′, silver frost, silver thaw, verglas* [esp. Brit.,] glazed′ frost′. a thin coating of ice on terrestrial objects, caused by rain that freezes on impact. Cf. rime1 (def. 1).
- Middle English glasen, derivative of glas glass 1325–75
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