glazing

n.

1. 1. Glasswork.
   2. Glass set or made to be set in frames.
2. 1. A glaze.
   2. The act or process of applying a glaze.

The application of finely ground glass, or glass-forming materials, or a mixture of both, to a ceramic body and heating (firing) to a temperature where the material or materials melt, forming a coating of glass on the surface of the ware. Glazes are used to decorate the ware, to protect against moisture absorption, to give an easily cleaned sanitary surface, and to hide a poor body color.

Glazes are classified and described by the following characteristics: surface—glossy or matte; optical properties—transparent or opaque; method of preparation—fritted or raw; composition—such as lead, tin, or boron; maturing temperature; and color. Opaque glazes contain small crystals embedded in the glass, but special glazes in which a few crystals grow to recognizable size are called crystalline glazes. See also Ceramics; Glass.

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1. Setting glass in an opening.
2. The glass surface of a glazed opening.

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Glazing, a method of achieving a high gloss on the surface of a print, traditionally involving squeegeeing the print (hardening fixed and thoroughly washed) onto spotlessly clean plate glass or ferrotype (enamelled metal) sheet, and stripping it off when dry. Possible faults included unglazed areas due to air pockets or specks of dirt, ‘oyster shell’ markings caused by uneven springing from the glass in hot weather, or total failure to separate. The last could be avoided by pre-bathing the washed print in a dilute solution of ox gall, an evil-smelling fluid whose odour never subsequently departed completely. This laborious method was superseded by the advent of flatbed and rotary glazers, which employed a chromium plate surface (later stainless steel) and heat, but gave a less brilliant result. Modern resin-coated glossy papers have rendered glazing processes redundant, although some older enthusiasts using fibre-based paper remain loyal to the plate-glass method.

— Graham Saxby

Dansk (Danish)
n. - glarmesterarbejde, glasering, polering, glasarbejde, glitning

Nederlands (Dutch)
glazuur, ruiten, het glazuren

Français (French)
n. - vitrage, pose de vitres

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verglasung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τοποθέτηση υαλοπινάκων/τζαμιών, σμάλτωμα

idioms:

• double glazing    διπλή τζάμωση (για μόνωση)

Italiano (Italian)
montaggio di vetri, vetrinatura, lucidatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - envidraçamento (m), envernizamento (m), ofício (m) de vidraceiro, vidraça (f), vidro (m) de vidraça, acetinação (f) (de papel)

Русский (Russian)
глазурь (материал), остекление

Español (Spanish)
n. - cristales, barniz, barnizado, glaseado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glasning, rutor, glasering, polering, glasyr, lasering (mål.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
镶嵌玻璃, 釉药, 上釉, 光滑剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鑲嵌玻璃, 釉藥, 上釉, 光滑劑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유리를 대는 일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ガラスの取付け, くすりがけ, 上薬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طلي, صقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמשה, זיגוג, חומר לייצור זגוגית‬

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