glaze
English
Etymology
From Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”), from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Related to glazen.
The noun is from the verb.
Pronunciation
Noun
glaze (countable and uncountable, 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.
- A smooth edible coating applied to food.
- (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; glost oven.
Translations
coating on pottery
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layer of paint
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edible coating
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meteorology: smooth coating of ice caused by freezing rain
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reduced broth
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glazing oven
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Verb
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- (transitive) To install windows.
- (transitive, ceramics, painting) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
- 2004, Frank Hamer with Janet Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, 5th edition, London, Philadelphia, Penn.: A & C Black; University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 248:
- An overfired biscuit has insufficient porosity for glazing.
- (intransitive) To become glazed or glassy.
- (intransitive) For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance.
Translations
to install windows
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to become glazed
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to apply a thin layer of coating
to apply a thin layer of coating in painting
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to apply a thin layer of coating in ceramics
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characteristic change of eyes
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to look without interest
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References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
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Pronunciation
Verb
glaze
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