glaze

glaze [glāz]

vt.

glazed, glazing [ME glasen < glas, GLASS]

1. to fit (windows, etc.) with glass

2. to give a hard, glossy finish or coating to; specif.,

a) to overlay (pottery, etc.) with a substance that gives a glassy finish when fused

b) to make the surface of (leather, etc.) glossy by polishing, etc.

c) to cover (foods) with a glassy coating of sugar syrup, gelatin, etc.

d) to coat (a painted surface) with a semitransparent color

3. to give (the eyes) a glassy look

4. to cover with a thin layer of ice

vi.

1. to become glassy or glossy

2. to form a glaze

n.

1.

a) a glassy finish, as on pottery

b) any substance used to produce this

2. a coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect

3. a substance, as hardened sugar syrup or gelatin, forming a glassy coating on foods

4. a film or coating, as on the eyes

5. a thin coating of ice

glazer

n.