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glaze

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glaze  (glz)
n.
1. A thin smooth shiny coating.
2. A thin glassy coating of ice.
3.
a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.
b. A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.
c. A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.
4. A glassy film, as one over the eyes.
v. glazed, glaz·ing, glaz·es
v.tr.
1. To fit, furnish, or secure with glass: glaze a window.
2. To apply a glaze to: glaze a doughnut; glaze pottery.
3. To coat or cover thinly with ice.
4. To give a smooth lustrous surface to.
v.intr.
1. To be or become glazed or glassy: His eyes glazed over from boredom.
2. To form a glaze.

[From Middle English glasen, from glas, glass, from Old English glæs; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

glazer n.

glaze [gleɪz]
vb
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (tr) to fit or cover with glass
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (tr) Ceramics to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones
4. (Cookery) (tr) to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc.
5. (tr) to make glossy or shiny
6. (when intr, often foll by over) to become or cause to become glassy his eyes were glazing over
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) Ceramics
a.  a vitreous or glossy coating
b.  the substance used to produce such a coating
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals
4. (Cookery) something used to give a glossy surface to foods a syrup glaze
[C14 glasen, from glas glass]
glazed  adj
glazer  n
glazy  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glaze - any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish
2.glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
burnish, glossiness, polish, gloss - the property of being smooth and shiny
3.glaze - a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
finish, finishing, coating - a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"
lustre, luster - a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
Verb1.glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite"
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
blur, film over, glaze over - become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
2.glaze - become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
3.glaze - furnish with glass; "glass the windows"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
double-glaze - provide with two sheets of glass
4.glaze - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten - make sweeter in taste

glaze
noun
1. coat, finish, polish, shine, gloss, varnish, enamel, lacquer, lustre, patina hand-painted tiles with decorative glazes
2. coating, topping, icing Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.
verb
1. coat, polish, gloss, varnish, enamel, lacquer, burnish, furbish After the pots are fired, they are glazed in a variety of colours.
2. cover, ice, coat Glaze the pie with beaten egg.
Translations
glaze [gleɪz]
A. N
1. (on pottery) → vidriado m
2. (Culin) (on cake) → glaseado m
B. VT
1. [+ window] → poner vidrios or cristales a
2. [+ pottery] → vidriar
3. (Culin) → glasear
C. VI to glaze over [eyes] → ponerse vidrioso

glaze [ˈgleɪz]
vt
[+ door] → vitrer
[+ pottery] → vernisser
(COOKERY) [+ food] → glacer
n
(on pottery)vernis m
(COOKERY) (on food)glaçage m
glaze over
vi [eyes] → prendre un air absent

glaze
n (on pottery, tiles, Cook) → Glasur f; (on paper, fabric) → Appretur f; (on painting) → Lasur f
vt
door, windowverglasen
pottery, tilesglasieren; fabric, paperappretieren; paintinglasieren; glazed tileKachel f
(Cook) cakeglasieren; meatmit Gelee überziehen; fruitkandieren; glazed hamSchinken min Aspik
vi (eyes: also glaze over) → glasig werden; she had a glazed look in her eyessie hatte einen glasigen Blick

glaze [gleɪz]
1. n (on pottery) → smalto (Culin) → glassa
2. vt
a. (window, door) → mettere i vetri a, fornire di vetri
b. (pottery) → invetriare (Culin) → glassare
3. vi his eyes glazed overi suoi occhi si fecero vitrei

glaze [gleɪz]
1. n (on pottery) → smalto (Culin) → glassa
2. vt
a. (window, door) → mettere i vetri a, fornire di vetri
b. (pottery) → invetriare (Culin) → glassare
3. vi his eyes glazed overi suoi occhi si fecero vitrei

glaze
v glaze [gleiz]
1 to fit glass into to glaze a window. van glas voorsien, verglaas يُزَجِّج остъклявам zasklít sætte glas i mit Glasscheiben versehen, verglasen βάζω τζάμια poner cristales klaasima شیشه دار کردن lasittaa vitrer להתקין שמשה शीशा लगाना या जड़ना ostakliti (be)üvegez memasang kaca glerja invetriare ガラスをはめる (창 따위에) 유리를 끼우다 įstiklinti iestiklot memasang kaca pada beglazen sette glass i szklić envidraçar a pune geam застеклять zaskliť zastekliti zastakliti glasa, sätta glas i ติดกระจก cam takmak 裝玻璃於 склити شیشہ لگانا lắp kính 璃于
2 to cover with glass or a glaze The potter glazed the vase. glasuur يَطْلي بالزُّجاج полирам glazurovat glasere glasieren βερνικώνω vidriar, esmaltar, barnizar glasuurima لعاب دار کردن lasittaa vernisser לזגג ग्लास चढ़ाना ocakliti, polirati zománcoz mengglasur glera, gljábrenna invetriare; smaltare 上薬をかける 유약을 바르다 glazūruoti pārklāt ar glazūru menyadur verglazen glassere glazurować vidrar a glasa глазуровать glazúrovať pološčiti glazirati glasera เคลือบเงา sırlamak, perdahlamak 鋪上玻璃,上釉 глянсувати شیشہ یا روغن لگا کر چمکانا tráng men ...
3 (of eyes) to become blank or dull. glaserig word يَجْمَدُ، يَفْقِدُ الشُّعور ставам безжизнен zeskelnatět blive glasagtig glasig werden γίνομαι σαν γυαλί, χάνω κάθε έκφραση (για μάτι) volverse vidriosos klaasistuma بی حالت و بی نور شدن lasittua devenir vitreux לקבל מראה זגוגי निस्तेज होना potamnnjeti megüvegesedik (szem) berkaca-kaca verða sviplaus/daufleg appannarsi, diventare vitreo どんよりする (눈이) 흐릿하게 되다 pasidaryti kaip stikliniam (par acīm) kļūt blāvam/nespodram kosong glazig worden briste, brustne øyne stać się szklistym vidrar a deveni sticlos стекленеть; тускнеть stať sa skleným, stratiť výraz postekleneti postati bezizražajan bli glasartad, stelna (สายตา) ว่างเปล่า bulanmak, donuklaşmak (眼神)變呆滯 затягтися поволокою آنکھوں کا پتھرا جانا (đôi mắt) trở nên đờ đẫn và mất sinh khí
n
1 a glassy coating put on pottery etc a pink glaze on the grey vase. glasuur, glanslaag طِلاء زُجاجي политура glazura glasur die Glasur επίχρισμα σμάλτου barniz, esmalte glasuur لعاب؛ جلا lasite vernis ציפוי זגוגי चमकदार ocaklina zománc pernis glerungur smalto, vernice vetrosa 上薬 유약 glazūra glazūra sepuh glazuur glasur, glassering glazura vidrado smalţ глазурь glazúra lošč glazura glasyr น้ำยาเคลือบ sır, perdah 釉料 глянс مٹی کے برتن پر شیشہ کی مانند روغن nước men
2 a shiny coating eg of sugar on fruit etc. glans طلاء طبقَه بالسُّكَّر глазура poleva kandisering die Glasur glaseado vaap لایه ای از شیرۀ شکر kuorrutus glaçage ציפוי זגוגי चमकदार तह preljev máz glasur sykurhúð glassa グレーズ 글레이즈(당의(糖衣), 조미한 국물 따위) glajus glazūra glis glans glasur polewa cristalização gla­zură глазурь poleva glazura glazura glasyr น้ำตาลเคลือบ ince şeker tabaka 糖漿 глазур پھرل وغیرہ پر چینی کی پرت bề mặt láng bóng hấp dẫn
n glazier [-ziə, (American ) -ʒər]
a person who puts glass in window frames etc. glasmaker, ruitwerker زَجّاج، مُرَكِّب الزُّجاج стъклар sklenář glarmester der Glaser αυτός που τοποθετεί τζάμια vidriero klaassepp شیشه بر lasimestari vitrier/-ière זגג शीशा जड़ने वाला staklar üveges pemasang kaca glerskeri, glersmiður vetraio ガラス職人 유리장이 stiklius stiklinieks pemasang kaca glazenmaker glassmester szklarz vidraceiro geamgiu стекольщик sklenár steklar staklorezac glasmästare ช่างติดตั้งกระจก camcı 玻璃工人,釉工 скляр شیشہ وغیرہ کا کام کرنے والا người làm nghề lắp kính


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It was a fresh, crystal morning, with icicles hanging like dazzling pendants from the trees and a glaze of pale blue on the surface of the snow.
The quick-silvery glaze on the rivers and pools vanished; from broad mirrors of light they changed to lustreless sheets of lead, with a surface like a rasp.
They meant nothing to him really, since they never had any effect on him; but he treated them as he might have pieces of china in an auction-room, handling them with pleasure in their shape and their glaze, pricing them in his mind; and then, putting them back into their case, thought of them no more.
 
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