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| glaze [ glayz ] |
verb (past and past participle glazed, present participle glaz·ing, 3rd person present singular glaz·es) |
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1. transitive verb ceramics cover pottery with finish like glass: to put a clear or colored coating on a ceramic object and fire it in a kiln, in order to fix the coloration, make it watertight, or give it a shiny appearance
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2. transitive verb cooking coat food with milk or egg: to brush food with milk, egg, or sugar before baking in order to produce a shiny brown finish
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3. transitive verb graphic arts coat oil painting: to give something, especially an oil painting, a transparent or semitransparent coating in order to enhance or slightly alter the color tones
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4. transitive verb coverings give protective covering to something: to place a protective or decorative coating on something, especially a natural material such as leather, cotton, or paper
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5. transitive and intransitive verb make or become glassy: to become unfocused and expressionless as a result of loss of interest, distraction, or tiredness, or cause the eyes to become like this
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6. transitive verb meteorology cover something with ice: to cause a thin layer of ice to form on something
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7. transitive verb construction fit something with glass: to fit glass into or over something, especially a window, door, or picture
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1. ceramics covering resembling glass: a shiny, smooth, transparent, or colored glassy coating on a ceramic object, produced by firing the treated object in a kiln, or the substance or process employed to achieve this
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2. cooking coating for food: a shiny brown finish on food or the substance used for achieving this effect
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3. graphic arts coating for oil painting: a transparent or semitransparent coating on something, especially an oil painting, used to enhance or slightly alter the color tones, or the substance used to achieve this effect
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4. coverings protective covering: a protective or decorative coating on something, especially a natural material such as leather, cotton, or paper, or the substance used for making this kind of coating
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5. meteorology layer of ice: a thin coating of ice formed when rain or moisture in the air comes into contact with a surface that is cold enough to cause it to freeze
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| [14th century. <glass, after graze1, grass] |
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  glaz·er noun |
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