definition of the word glaze

From Old English glaer, meaning "amber".

• IPA: /gleɪz/
• Rhymes: -eɪz

glaze (plural glazes)

1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, v. t., 3.
2. (meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain.
3. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
4. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
5. A transparent or semi-tranparent layer of paint.

to glaze (third-person singular simple present glazes, present participle glazing, simple past and past participle glazed)

1. (intransitive)To become glazed or glassy.
2. (transitive)In painting, to apply a thin, transparent layer of color.

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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