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glaze
(glāz)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.
[From Middle English glasen, from glas, glass, from Old English glæs; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
glaz′er n.
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glaze
(ɡleɪz)vb
1. (Ceramics) (tr) to fit or cover with glass
2. (Ceramics) (tr) ceramics to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch
3. (Art Terms) (tr) to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones
4. (Cookery) (tr) to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc
5. (tr) to make glossy or shiny
6. (when: intr, often foll by over) to become or cause to become glassy: his eyes were glazing over.
n
7. (Ceramics) ceramics
a. a vitreous or glossy coating
b. the substance used to produce such a coating
8. (Art Terms) a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones
9. (Textiles) a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals
10. (Cookery) something used to give a glossy surface to foods: a syrup glaze.
[C14 glasen, from glas glass]
glazed adj
ˈglazer n
ˈglazy adj
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glaze
(gleɪz)v. glazed, glaz•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
2. to 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.
3. to cover with a smooth, glossy surface.
4. to coat (a food) with a liquid substance that sets to form a smooth, glossy surface.
5. to cover (a painting) with a thin layer of transparent color in order to modify the tone.
6. to give a glassy surface to, as by polishing.
7. to give a coating of ice to, by or as if by dipping in water.
v.i. 8. to become glazed or glassy: Their eyes glazed over as the lecturer droned on.
n. 9. a smooth, glossy surface or coating.
10. the substance for producing such a coating.
11.
a. a vitreous layer or coating on a piece of pottery.
b. the substance of which such a layer or coating is made.
12. a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painting.
13. a smooth, lustrous surface on a fabric, produced by treating chemically and calendering.
14.
a. a substance, as sugar syrup, used to form a thin, glossy coating on food.
b. stock cooked down to a thin paste.
15. a thin coating of ice.
[1325–75; Middle English glasen, derivative of glas glass]
glaz′er, n.
glaz′i•ly, adv.
glaz′i•ness, n.
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glaze
Past participle: glazed
Gerund: glazing
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glaze
To coat food with a shiny liquid finish, e.g. a sauce or syrup.
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Noun | 1. | glaze - any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish |
2. | glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric | |
3. | glaze - a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. | |
Verb | 1. | glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" blur, film over, glaze over - become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" |
2. | glaze - become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
3. | glaze - furnish with glass; "glass the windows" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" double-glaze - provide with two sheets of glass | |
4. | glaze - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze |
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glaze
noun
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glaze
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Translations
طِلاء زُجاجيطلاء طبقَه بالسُّكَّريَجْمَدُ، يَفْقِدُ الشُّعوريُزَجِّجيَطْلي بالزُّجاج
glazuraglazurovatlazurapolevazasklít
blive glasagtigglasereglasurkandisering
beüvegezmázmegüvegesediküvegez
glera, gljábrennaglerjaglerungursykurhúîverîa sviplaus/daufleg
glazūraglazūruotiįstiklintipasidaryti kaip stikliniamstiklius
glazūraiestiklotkļūt blāvam/nespodrampārklāt ar glazūru
glazovaťglazúrastať sa sklenenýmstratiť výrazzaskliť
bulanmakcam takmakdonuklaşmakince şeker tabakaperdah
glaze
[gleɪz]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glaze
[ˈgleɪz]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glaze
vt
door, window → verglasen
pottery, tiles → glasieren; fabric, paper → appretieren; painting → lasieren; glazed tile → Kachel f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glaze
[gleɪz]2. vt
a. (window, door) → mettere i vetri a, fornire di vetri
b. (pottery) → invetriare (Culin) → glassare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glaze
(gleiz) verb1. to fit glass into. to glaze a window.
2. to cover with glass or a glaze. The potter glazed the vase.
3. (of eyes) to become blank or dull.
noun1. a glassy coating put on pottery etc. a pink glaze on the grey vase.
2. a shiny coating eg of sugar on fruit etc.
ˈglazier (-ziə) , ((American) -ʒər) noun a person who puts glass in window frames etc.
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