1
: covered or coated with a glaze
glazed pottery
glazed fish
glazed doughnuts
2
: covered with or as if with a glassy film
glazed eyes
3
: marked by lack of expression

Examples of glazed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The nonstick, glazed stoneware set comes with lids to hold in heat and flavor, as well as keep food warm once it’s done cooking. Amber C. Snider, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024 Inside the chambers that were pillaged, dubbed M1 and M2, excavators found many grave goods left amidst each pair of coffins: glazed pottery, lacquered wood, copper objects, iron swords, boxes, mirror brushes and bamboo hairpins. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for glazed 

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Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glazed was in 1540

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“Glazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glazed. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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