(of a grinding wheel) to lose abrasive quality through polishing of the surface from wear.
noun
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a smooth, glossy surface or coating.
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the substance for producing such a coating.
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Ceramics.
a vitreous layer or coating on a piece of pottery.
the substance of which such a layer or coating is made.
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Fine Arts. a thin layer of transparent color spread over a painted surface.
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a smooth, lustrous surface on certain fabrics, produced by treating the material with a chemical and calendering.
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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.
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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.
1325-75;Middle Englishglasen, derivative of glasglass
Related forms
glazily, adverb
glaziness, noun
reglaze, verb (used with object), reglazed, reglazing.
semiglaze, noun
Examples from the web for glazed
He doesn't seem to be breathing, and his eyes are glazed.
My eyes glazed over at the merest glimpse of an equation.
Next to it are large glazed ceramic bowls of premeasured ingredients for stuffing, aka pudding.
Once formed, the vessels are fired, then tin-glazed.
Its splendor lies partly in the masterful glazed tile work, the colors of which change subtly with the light.
glazed windows and appropriate window placement can regulate heat from the sun and allow for the maximum amount of natural light.
The honey-glazed shrimp and walnuts, baked barbecue pork triangles, and lettuce wraps are solid crowd-pleasers.
It was going to make everything better, and slowly it would claim employees in glazed-eyed conversions.
Cook in oven twenty-five minutes, basting often until well glazed.
They may be baked in buttered earthen cups, when the bottom will have a glazed appearance.
British Dictionary definitions for glazed
glaze
/ɡleɪz/
verb
1.
(transitive) to fit or cover with glass
2.
(transitive) (ceramics) to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch
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(transitive) to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones
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(transitive) to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc
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(transitive) to make glossy or shiny
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when intr, often foll by over. to become or cause to become glassy: his eyes were glazing over
noun
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(ceramics)
a vitreous or glossy coating
the substance used to produce such a coating
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a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones
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a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals
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something used to give a glossy surface to foods: a syrup glaze
Derived Forms
glazed, adjective glazer, noun glazy, adjective
Word Origin
C14 glasen, from glasglass
Word Origin and History for glazed
glaze
v.
mid-14c., glasen "to fit with glass," from glas (see glass), probably influenced by glazier. Noun sense of "substance used to make a glossy coating" is first attested 1784; in reference to ice, from 1752. Related: Glazed; glazing.