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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods;

2. a glossy finish on a fabric;

3. a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.;


VERB (4)

1. coat with a glaze;
- Example: "the potter glazed the dishes"
- Example: "glaze the bread with eggwhite"

2. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance;
- Example: "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
[syn: glaze, glass, glass over, glaze over]

3. furnish with glass;
- Example: "glass the windows"
[syn: glass, glaze]

4. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze;
[syn: sugarcoat, glaze, candy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glaze \Glaze\, v. i. To become glazed of glassy. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glaze \Glaze\, n. 1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, v. t., 3. --Ure. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cookery) Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes. [1913 Webster] 3. A glazing oven. See Glost oven. [1913 Webster]
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glost oven \Glost" ov`en\ An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

glaze n 1: any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods 2: a glossy finish on a fabric 3: a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. v 1: coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" 2: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: glaze, glass, glass over, glaze over] 3: furnish with glass; "glass the windows" [syn: glass, glaze] 4: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: sugarcoat, glaze, candy]