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

In this fun and interactive class, students will use coil, pinch and slab methods to create and glaze whimsical animal head plant pots to take home as an artistic memory and memento. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

Loading your audio article Inspired by the famous roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco, fashion designer and food writer Peter Som created this take that involves glazing the bird in a sweet-savory blend of hoisin, orange juice and honey. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025

Noun

The piece is made from durable cast iron and coated in an enamel glaze to help extend its longevity and prevent it from chipping, scratching, or fading with use. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025

Total snow accumulations between 5 and 9 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025

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

Rhymes for glaze

• baize
• bays
• blase
• blaze
• braes
• braze
• chaise
• claes
• clays
• craze
• dais
• days

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