Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense glazes, present participle glazing, past tense, past participle glazed
1. countable noun
A glaze is a thin layer of liquid which is put on a piece of pottery and becomes hard and shiny when the pottery is heated in a very hot oven.
...hand-painted French tiles with decorative glazes.
Synonyms: coat, finish, polish, shine More Synonyms of glaze
2. countable noun
A glaze is a thin layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid that you spread onto food in order to make the surface shine and look attractive.
Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.
Synonyms: coating, topping, icing More Synonyms of glaze
3. verb
When you glaze food such as bread or pastry, you spread a layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid onto it before you cook it in order to make its surface shine and look attractive.
Glaze the pie with beaten egg. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: cover, ice, coat More Synonyms of glaze
Phrasal verbs:
See glaze over
More Synonyms of glaze
glaze in British English
(ɡleɪz)
verb
1. (transitive)
to fit or cover with glass
2. (transitive) ceramics
to cover with a vitreous solution, rendering impervious to liquid and smooth to the touch
3. (transitive)
to cover (a painting) with a layer of semitransparent colour to modify the tones
4. (transitive)
to cover (foods) with a shiny coating by applying beaten egg, sugar, etc
5. (transitive)
to make glossy or shiny
6. (whenintr, often foll by over)
to become or cause to become glassy
his eyes were glazing over
noun
7. ceramics
a.
a vitreous or glossy coating
b.
the substance used to produce such a coating
8.
a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones
9.
a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals
10.
something used to give a glossy surface to foods
a syrup glaze
Derived forms
glazed
adjective
glazer (ˈglazer)
noun
glazy (ˈglazy)
adjective
Word origin
C14 glasen, from glasglass
glaze in American English
(gleɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: glazed or ˈglazing
1.
to fit (windows, etc.) with glass
2.
to give a hard, glossy finish or coating to
; specif.,
a.
to overlay (pottery, etc.) with a substance that gives a glassy finish when fused
b.
to make the surface of (leather, etc.) glossy by polishing, etc.
c.
to cover (foods) with a glassy coating of sugar syrup, gelatin, etc.
d.
to coat (a painted surface) with a semitransparent color
3.
to give (the eyes) a glassy look
4.
to cover with a thin layer of ice
verb intransitive
5.
to become glassy or glossy
6.
to form a glaze
noun
7.
a.
a glassy finish, as on pottery
b.
any substance used to produce this
8.
a coat of semitransparent color applied to a painted surface to modify the effect
9.
a substance, as hardened sugar syrup or gelatin, forming a glassy coating on foods
10.
a film or coating, as on the eyes
11.
a thin coating of ice
Derived forms
glazer (ˈglazer)
noun
Word origin
ME glasen < glas, glass
Examples of 'glaze' in a sentence
glaze
This gets rid of some of the sugar they are glazed with.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Put the ham in a roasting tin, spoon the glaze over the top, and pour the wine around the ham.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Further glazed doors provide a view through to a grand and lofty staircase hall.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In appearance she had a glazed look.
Christianity Today (2000)
Allow the syrup glaze to cool completely before serving.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The walls seemed to consist almost entirely of vast glazed surfaces.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)
The pastry is then glazed with milk or egg and baked.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His glazed style puts a good shine on a workaday plot.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He would get so frantic in matches that his eyes would glaze over.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Top with strawberry halves then brush the cucumber glaze over the top with a pastry brush.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Enter through the glazed double doors into a lofty beamed sitting room.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The pastry is then glazed with caramel and flaked almonds.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Brush with the egg glaze and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Spoon over the warm apple salad in rows alongside and top with three glazed chicken wings each.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Brush the lid with more egg glaze and sprinkle with a little salt.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Seal the pastry together by pinching the edges and glaze the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her technique of glazing one brilliant colour over another adds a wonderful vibrancy to these often complex images.
Bulgin, Sally Acrylics Masterclass (1994)
The Regency glazed door opens into a hall with a staircase at the end.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Using a pastry brush, glaze the top of the apple.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is no glaze on the surface of the tile, which means that they are cool and not slippery under bare foot.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are ample cellars - one entirely clad in glazed tiles, like a dairy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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In other languages
glaze
British English: glaze NOUN
A glaze is a thin layer of liquid which is put on a piece of pottery and becomes hard and shiny when the pottery is heated in a very hot oven.
...hand-painted French tiles with decorative glazes.
American English: glaze
Brazilian Portuguese: verniz
Chinese: 釉
European Spanish: barniz
French: vernis
German: Glasur
Italian: smalto
Japanese: > 上薬陶芸の
Korean: 유약칠
European Portuguese: verniz
Latin American Spanish: barniz
British English: glaze VERB
When you glaze food such as bread or pastry, you spread a layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid onto it before you cook it in order to make its surface shine and look attractive.
Glaze the pie with beaten egg.
American English: glaze
Brazilian Portuguese: glaçar
Chinese: 涂亮
European Spanish: glasear
French: glacer
German: glasieren
Italian: glassare
Japanese: 照りをつける
Korean: 윤기가 나게 바르다
European Portuguese: colocar glacé
Latin American Spanish: glasear
All related terms of 'glaze'
glaze ice
a thin clear layer of ice caused by the freezing of rain or water droplets in the air on impact with a cool surface or by refreezing after a thaw
glaze over
If your eyes glaze over , they become dull and lose all expression , usually because you are bored or are thinking about something else.
salt glaze
a ceramic glaze on stoneware produced by the chemical reaction that occurs when salt is thrown into a kiln during firing
double-glaze
If someone double-glazes a house or its windows, they fit windows that have two layers of glass which keeps the inside of the house warmer and quieter .
silver frost
a thin clear layer of ice caused by the freezing of rain or water droplets in the air on impact with a cool surface or by refreezing after a thaw
Chinese translation of 'glaze'
glaze
(ɡleɪz)
vt
[pottery]上釉于(於) (shàngyòu yú)
[bread, pastry]浇(澆)在 ... 上 (jiāo zài ... shang)
n(c/u)
(on pottery) 釉 (yòu)
1 (noun)
Definition
a protective shiny coating applied to a piece of pottery
hand-painted tiles with decorative glazes
Synonyms
coat
finish
The finish of the woodwork was excellent.
polish
I admired the high polish of his boots.
shine
The wood has been recently polished to bring back the shine.
gloss
The rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.
varnish
The varnish comes in six natural shades.
enamel
lacquer
We put on the second coating of lacquer.
lustre
Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.
patina
2 (noun)
Definition
a shiny coating of beaten egg or milk applied to food
Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.
Synonyms
coating
topping
icing
a birthday cake with yellow icing
1 (verb)
Definition
to cover (a piece of pottery) with a protective shiny coating
After the pots are fired, they are glazed in a variety of colours.
Synonyms
coat
polish
Every morning he polished his shoes.
gloss
varnish
The painting still has to be varnished.
enamel
lacquer
burnish
His shoes were burnished, his shirt perfectly pressed.
furbish (formal)
2 (verb)
Definition
to cover (food) with beaten egg or milk before cooking, in order to produce a shiny coating
Glaze the pie with beaten egg.
Synonyms
cover
She was soaking wet and covered with mud.
ice
I've made the cake. I've iced and decorated it.
coat
Additional synonyms
in the sense of burnish
Definition
to make or become shiny or smooth by friction
His shoes were burnished, his shirt perfectly pressed.