Glaze

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  • noun. A thin smooth shiny coating.
  • noun. A thin glassy coating of ice.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
  • noun. A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.
  • noun. A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.
  • noun. A glassy film, as one over the eyes.
  • intransitive verb. To fit, furnish, or secure with glass.
  • intransitive verb. To apply a glaze to.
  • intransitive verb. To coat or cover thinly with ice.
  • intransitive verb. To give a smooth lustrous surface to.
  • intransitive verb. To be or become glazed or glassy.
  • intransitive verb. To form a glaze.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To place or fasten glass in; furnish or set with glass, as a window, case, frame, or the like; cover with glass, as a picture.
  • To cover, incrust, or overlay with something resembling glass in appearance or effect; cover with a shining vitreous or glairy substance; hence, to make glossy or glass-like in appearance: as, to glaze earthenware; to glaze, pastry, cloth, or paper.
  • Specifically, in oil-painting, to cover, as a picture or parts of a picture, with a thin coat of transparent color to modify the tone.
  • . To cause to shine; polish.
  • I. To shine; be brilliant.
  • To assume a dim glassy luster; become overspread with a semi-transparent film.
  • noun. Stock evaporated to a thin paste by boiling, and applied to meats to give them a polished surface.
  • noun. A surface coating or sheet of ice.
  • noun. A vitrifiable substance applied to the surface of fine pottery, stoneware, and porcelain.
  • noun. A bright polish or glazed appearance on any surface.
  • noun. In oil-painting, a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To become glazed of glassy.
  • noun. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze, v. t., 3.
  • noun. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  • noun. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
  • transitive verb. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass.
  • transitive verb. To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; ; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or glossy.
  • transitive verb. To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent color to (another color), to modify the effect.
  • transitive verb. To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
  • noun. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
  • noun. A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice
  • noun. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  • noun. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
  • verb. To install windows
  • verb. To become glazed or glassy.
  • verb. In painting, to apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
  • noun. any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
  • noun. a glossy finish on a fabric
  • verb. furnish with glass
  • verb. coat with a glaze
  • noun. a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
  • verb. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
  • Word Usage
    "The neutral white colour chosen for the glaze is also an important element to play with possible arrangements, thinking that only a flower with colour allows a vase of alive colours."
    Form
    glazed  glazing  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    burnish  change  coat  dulcify  dulcorate  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blaise  Blase  Chevrolets  Hayes  Hays  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    verb-form
    glazed  glazes  glazing