glaze
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English glær (“amber”).(Can we verify this etymology?)
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
glaze (plural glazes)
- (ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
- A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
- (meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice
- Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
- A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
[edit] Translations
coating on pottery
layer of paint
meteorology: smooth coating of ice caused by freezing rain
reduced broth
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glazing oven
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[edit] Verb
glaze (third-person singular simple present glazes, present participle glazing, simple past and past participle glazed)
- (transitive) To install windows
- (intransitive) To become glazed or glassy.
- (transitive) In painting, to apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
[edit] Translations
to apply a thin layer of coating
[edit] References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
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