ALL meanings of glaze
glaze
G g - verb with object glaze Fine Arts. to cover (a painted surface or parts of it) with a thin layer of transparent color in order to modify the tone. 1
- verb with object glaze to give a glassy surface to, as by polishing. 1
- verb with object glaze to give a coating of ice to (frozen food) by dipping in water. 1
- verb with object glaze to grind (cutlery blades) in preparation for finishing. 1
- verb without object glaze to become glazed or glassy: Their eyes glazed over as the lecturer droned on. 1
- verb without object glaze (of a grinding wheel) to lose abrasive quality through polishing of the surface from wear. 1
- noun glaze a smooth, glossy surface or coating. 1
- noun glaze the substance for producing such a coating. 1
- noun glaze Ceramics. a vitreous layer or coating on a piece of pottery. the substance of which such a layer or coating is made. 1
- noun glaze Fine Arts. a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface. 1
- noun glaze a smooth, lustrous surface on certain fabrics, produced by treating the material with a chemical and calendering. 1
- noun glaze Cookery. a substance used to coat a food, especially sugar or sugar syrup. stock cooked down to a thin paste for applying to the surface of meats. 1
- noun glaze Also called glaze ice, silver frost, silver thaw, verglas; especially British, glazed frost. a thin coating of ice on terrestrial objects, caused by rain that freezes on impact. Compare rime1 (def 1). 1
- noun glaze Fit panes of glass into (a window or doorframe or similar structure). 1
- transitive verb glaze pastry: apply egg 1
- transitive verb glaze food: top with sugar 1
- transitive verb glaze window: fit glass 1
- transitive verb glaze painting: add thin wash 1
- transitive verb glaze ceramics: add shiny coating 1
- noun glaze pastry: egg coating 1
- noun glaze food: sugary coating 1
- noun glaze painting: thin wash 1
- noun glaze ceramics: shiny coating 1
- noun glaze fabric coating 1
- verb with object glaze to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window. 1
- verb with object glaze to give a vitreous surface or coating to (a ceramic or the like), as by the application of a substance or by fusion of the body. 1
- verb with object glaze to cover with a smooth, glossy surface or coating. 1
- verb with object glaze Cookery. to coat (a food) with sugar, a sugar syrup, or some other glossy, edible substance. 1
- noun glaze (ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb). 0
- noun glaze A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint. 0
- noun glaze An edible coating applied to food. 0
- countable noun glaze 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. 0
- noun glaze (meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice. 0
- countable noun glaze 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. 0
- noun glaze Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes. 0
- verb glaze 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. 0
- noun glaze A glazing oven. See glost oven. 0
- verb glaze to fit or cover with glass 0
- verb glaze (Transitive Verb) To install windows. 0
- verb glaze to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch 0
- verb glaze (Transitive Verb) (ceramics, painting) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating. 0
- verb glaze to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones 0
- verb glaze (Intransitive Verb) To become glazed or glassy. 0
- verb glaze to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc 0
- verb glaze (Intransitive Verb) For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance. 0
- verb glaze to make glossy or shiny 0
- verb glaze to become or cause to become glassy 0
- noun glaze a vitreous or glossy coating 0
- noun glaze the substance used to produce such a coating 0
- noun glaze a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones 0