[syn: glazed, shiny]
4. (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture;
- Example: "glazed doughnuts"
- Example: "a glazed ham"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
glassed \glassed\ glazed \glazed\adj.
1. fitted or covered with glass; as, a glassed wall. Opposite
of unglazed.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
glazed \glazed\ (gl[=a]zd) adj.
1. Same as glassed.
Syn: glassed.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Having a shiny surface or coating; as, glazed fabrics;
glazed doughnuts. [Narrower terms: glassy, vitreous,
vitrified; glossy, calendered; icy ; {glac['e]]
unglazed
Syn: shiny.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Lacking liveliness; -- used of eyes; as, a glazed look.
Syn: glassy.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glaze \Glaze\ (gl[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glazed
(gl[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Glazing.] [OE. glasen, glazen,
fr. glas. See Glass.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with
glass.
[1913 Webster]
Two cabinets daintily paved, richly handed, and
glazed with crystalline glass. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface,
consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze
earthenware; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or
glossy; as, to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like.
[1913 Webster]
Sorrow's eye glazed with blinding tears. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Paint.) To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent
color to (another color), to modify the effect.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Cookery) To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a
thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may
solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for
glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glazed
adj 1: (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a
glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
[syn: glassy, glazed]
2: fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" [syn:
glazed, glassed] [ant: glassless, unglazed]
3: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed
doughnuts" [syn: glazed, shiny] [ant: unglazed]
4: (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g.
beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; "glazed doughnuts";
"a glazed ham"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "glazed":
buffed, burnished, finished, furbished, glace, glassy, gleaming,
glossy, lacquered, polished, rubbed, satiny, shellacked, shiny,
silken, silky, sleek, slick, varnished, velvety