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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLAZE, v.t. [from glass.] To furnish with windows of glass; as, to glaze a house.
1. To incrust with a vitreous substance, the basis of which is lead, but combined with silex, pearl-ashes and common salt; as, to glaze earthen ware.
2. To cover with any thing smooth and shining; or to render the exterior of a thing smooth, bright and showy.
Though with other ornaments he may glaze and brandish the weapons.
3. To give a glass surface; to make glossy; as, to glaze cloth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
2: a glossy finish on a fabric
3: a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. v
1: coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite"
2: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: glaze, glass, glass over, glaze over]
3: furnish with glass; "glass the windows" [syn: glass, glaze]
4: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: sugarcoat, glaze, candy]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (glazed; glazing) Etymology: Middle English glasen, from glas glass Date: 14th century 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 II. noun Date: 1752 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 (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 III. intransitive verb (glazed; glazing) Etymology: probably blend of glare and gaze Date: 1601 archaic stare

NOAA Weather Glossary

A layer or coating of ice that is generally smooth and clear, and forms onexposed objects by the freezing of liquid raindrops.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a fit (a window, picture, etc.) with glass. b provide (a building) with glass windows. 2 tr. a cover (pottery etc.) with a glaze. b fix (paint) on pottery with a glaze. 3 tr. cover (pastry, meat, etc.) with a glaze. 4 intr. (often foll. by over) (of the eyes) become fixed or glassy (his eyes glazed over). 5 tr. cover (cloth, paper, leather, a painted surface, etc.) with a glaze. 6 tr. give a glassy surface to, e.g. by rubbing. --n. 1 a vitreous substance, usu. a special glass, used to glaze pottery. 2 a smooth shiny coating of milk, sugar, gelatine, etc., on food. 3 a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of the underlying colour. 4 a smooth surface formed by glazing. 5 US a thin coating of ice. Phrases and idioms: glazed frost a glassy coating of ice caused by frozen rain or a sudden thaw succeeded by a frost. glaze in enclose (a building, a window frame, etc.) with glass. Derivatives: glazer n. glazy adj. Etymology: ME f. an oblique form of GLASS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glaze Glaze, v. i. To become glazed of glassy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glaze Glaze, n. 1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, v. t., 3. --Ure. 2. (Cookery) Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes. 3. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glost oven Glost" ov`en An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(glazes, glazing, glazed) 1. A glaze is a thin layer of liquid which is put on a piece of pottery and becomes hard and shiny when the pottery is heated in a very hot oven. ...hand-painted French tiles with decorative glazes. N-COUNT 2. A glaze is a thin layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid that you spread onto food in order to make the surface shine and look attractive. Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake. N-COUNT 3. When you glaze food such as bread or pastry, you spread a layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid onto it before you cook it in order to make its surface shine and look attractive. Glaze the pie with beaten egg. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Put glass in (windows), furnish with glass. 2. Cover with a glassy substance, incrust with a glaze. 3. Calender, polish, gloss, burnish, furbish, give a glossy surface to. II. v. n. Become glassy, grow dim, grow filmy, become lustreless. III. n. Glazing, enamel.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

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Moby Thesaurus

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