glaze

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verb (1)

ˈglāz 

glazed; glazing

transitive verb

1

: to furnish or fit with glass

2

a

: to coat with or as if with a glaze

the storm glazed trees with ice

b

: to apply a glaze to

glaze doughnuts

3

: to give a smooth glossy surface to

intransitive verb

1

: to become glazed or glassy

my eyes glazed over

2

: to form a glaze

glazer noun

glaze

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noun

1

: a smooth slippery coating of thin ice

2

a(1)

: a liquid preparation applied to food on which it forms a firm glossy coating

(2)

: a mixture mostly of oxides (such as silica and alumina) applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coating

b

: a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surface

c

: a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish

3

: a glassy film

glaze

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verb (2)

glazed; glazing

intransitive verb

archaic

: stare

Examples of glaze in a Sentence

Noun

The pot is covered with a bright red glaze.

doughnuts with a chocolate glaze

The pot needs more glaze.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Madeleines are glazed in tart yuzu frosting; hojicha muffins sprinkled with black sesame offer a satisfying chew. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

Hardy uses calamansi in various ways, including as a marinade for skewers, glazed on doughnut holes, and in a sparking calamansi drink. —Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024

Noun

Plus, its glaze is flavored like lemony sweet tea (thanks to limoncello) and adds just the right finishing touch. —Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024

In the kitchen, his fridge and pantry were stocked with esoteric ingredients: a cactus glaze, cold pickled desert mallow shrub, prickly pear sambal, bee pollen shoyu, mesquite sap. —Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English glasen, from glas glass

Verb (2)

probably blend of glare and gaze

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1601, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

glaze

1 of 2 verb

ˈglāz 

glazed; glazing

1

: to set glass in

glaze a window

2

: to cover with a glassy surface

glaze pottery

3

: to become shiny in appearance

glazer noun

glaze

2 of 2 noun

: a glassy surface or coating