glazed

Adjective
Synonyms: glassyglassedshiny

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. (used of eyes) lacking liveliness“empty eyes”“a glassy stare”“his eyes were glazed over with boredom”Synonyms: glassy
  2. fitted or covered with glass“four glazed walls”Synonyms: glassed
  3. having a shiny surface or coating“glazed fabrics”“glazed doughnuts”Synonyms: shiny
  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”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

glassed \glassed\ glazed \glazed\adj.

1.fitted or covered with glass; as, a glassed wall. Opposite of unglazed. [WordNet 1.5]

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]

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]

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