GLAZE


Meaning of GLAZE in English

I. glaze 1 /ɡleɪz/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: glass ]

1 . [intransitive] ( also glaze over ) if your eyes glaze over, they show no expression, usually because you are very bored or tired:

Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two.

2 . [transitive] to cover plates, cups etc made of clay with a thin liquid that gives them a shiny surface

3 . [transitive] to cover food with a liquid which gives it an attractive shiny surface:

Glaze the rolls with egg white.

4 . [transitive] to fit glass into window frames in a house, door etc

II. glaze 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

1 . a liquid that is used to cover plates, cups etc made of clay to give them a shiny surface

2 . a liquid which is put onto food to give it an attractive shiny surface

3 . a transparent covering of oil paint spread over a painting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.