glaze

1. A thin smooth shiny coating.
2. A thin glassy coating of ice.
3. 1. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
   2. A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.
   3. A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.
4. A glassy film, as one over the eyes.

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.

1. To be or become glazed or glassy: His eyes glazed over from boredom.
2. To form a glaze.

[From Middle English glasen, from glas, glass, from Old English glæs.]

Glossy surface on sweet or savoury food.

n. A thin, glossy coating for both hot and cold foods. A savory glaze might be a reduced meat stock or aspic, whereas a sweet glaze could be anything from melted jelly to a chocolate coating. An egg wash brushed on pastry before baking to add color and shine is also called a glaze. glaze v. To coat food with a thin, liquid, sweet or savory mixture that will be smooth and shiny after setting.

noun

A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, gloss, luster, polish, sheen, shine, sleekness. See light/darkness.

verb

To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff¹, burnish, furbish, gloss, polish, shine, sleek. See light/darkness.

Definition: varnish, lacquer
Antonyms: stripper

v

Definition: varnish, lacquer
Antonyms: strip

A critical stage in the final firing of dental porcelain when complete fusion takes place, with the formation of a thin, vitreous, glossy surface, or glaze.

1. A ceramic coating, usually thin, glossy, and glass-like, formed on the surface of pottery, earthenware, etc.
2. The material from which the ceramic coating is made.
3. To install glass in windows, doors, storefronts, curtain walls, and various other segments of building construction.

Tutor's tip: Someone might dig up clay from the "gleys" (clay layers under the soil), make a pot and "glaze" (a glossy coat put onto ceramics) it.

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Glaze or glazing is a thin shiny coating, or the act of applying the coating; it may refer to:

In materials or engineering:

• Architectural glass, a building material typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope
• Ceramic glaze, a vitreous coating to a ceramic material whose primary purposes are decoration or protection
• Glaze (metallurgy), the often shiny, wear-protective layer of compacted sintered oxide formed on some metals

In structural applications:

• Glazing, a transparent part of a wall
• Insulated glazing, a piece of glazing consisting of two or more layers separated by a spacer

In food preparation:

• Glaze (cooking technique), a coating of a glossy, often sweet, mixture applied to food
• Glazing agent, food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foods

Other examples:

• glaze (band), a alternative-rock group of four young musicians, founded 2006 in Swizerland
• Glaze (painting technique), a layer of paint, thinned with a medium, so as to become somewhat transparent
• Glaze ice, a layer of ice caused by freezing rain

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - glasere, glitte, satinere, polere, sætte ruder i
v. intr. - sløres
n. - glasur, glasering, glanspoleret flade, højglans, kødgele

idioms:

• glaze over    sløre til

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzien van glas (ruiten), glazuren, met suikerglazuur/ijs bedekken, glazig worden, (doen) glanzen, polijsten, glazuur, suikerglazuur, vernis, dunne ijslaag

Français (French)
v. tr. - mettre (qch) sous verre, vernisser, vernir (le cuir), lustrer (un tissu), (Culin, Phot) glacer, (US) rendre (qch) lisse
v. intr. - devenir vitreux (le regard)
n. - vernis, glaçure, lustre, glacis, (Culin) glaçage, nappage, (US) verglas

idioms:

• glaze over    devenir vitreux

Deutsch (German)
v. - verglasen, glasieren, sanitieren, lasieren
n. - Glasur, Lasur, Appretur

idioms:

• glaze over    glasig werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω/περνώ τζάμια, στιλβώνω, βερνικώνω, γυαλίζω, γκλασάρω
n. - στίλβωση, βερνίκι, στιλπνότητα, γυαλάδα, σμάλτο

idioms:

• glaze over    γίνομαι άτονος, θαμπός

Italiano (Italian)
smaltare, smalto

idioms:

• glaze over    velarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vitrificar, esmaltar, recobrir-se de matéria lustrosa ou vítrea
n. - verniz (m)

idioms:

• glaze over    tornar-se vítreo (olhos)

Русский (Russian)
глазурь, тонкий слой льда, покрывать глазурью, полировать, стеклить

idioms:

• glaze over    иметь отсутствующий взгляд, замять дело

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vidriar, barnizar, glasear, alisar, sacar brillo, poner cristales
v. intr. - ponerse vidrioso o brillante
n. - aguanieve, vidriado, superficie suave y brillante, sustancia suave y brillante para recubrir objetos

idioms:

• glaze over    vidriarse (ojos), ponerse vidrioso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - glasa, glasera, lasera (mål.), polera, bli glasartad (om blick)
n. - glasyr, lasyr (mål.), glans, glattis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装以玻璃, 上釉于, 变成为光滑, 变呆滞, 釉, 光滑面, 上光

idioms:

• glaze over    变得呆滞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 裝以玻璃, 上釉於
v. intr. - 變成為光滑, 變呆滯
n. - 釉, 光滑面, 上光

idioms:

• glaze over    變得呆滯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 유리를 달다, 윤 내다
v. intr. - 광택이 나다, 흐려지다
n. - 광택을 내는 것, 흐림

idioms:

• glaze over    (눈이) 흐리게 보이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ガラスをはめる, ガラス窓を付ける, 上薬をかける, 光沢を付ける, どんよりする, 照りを付ける
n. - つや, 上薬, つやつやした表面, 上塗り, 雨氷

idioms:

• glaze over    どんよりする, どんよりさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضع للشيء زجاجا (الاسم) طلاء للتلميع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זיגג, כיסה בזכוכית, ליטש‬
v. intr. - ‮הזדגג, הצטעף, צופה בזכוכית, נהיה חלק כזכוכית‬
n. - ‮זגוגית, ציפוי זגוגי, קרום, משטח חלק, ציפוי קרח דק‬

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