I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a glazed expression (= one that shows you are not concentrating on the things around you )
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From her glazed expression, he knew she had been taking drugs.
double glazing
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
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Beyond that point, unless her interest is awakened, Mrs Thatcher's eyes glaze over .
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Their faces glaze over as if in a trance.
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Now my eyes are starting to glaze over .
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Oh, he noticed her eyes glazing over when he talked about it.
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Do your eyes glaze over when the computer freaks start talking?
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Frankly, I usually glaze over ads.
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She smiled softly, her eyes glazed over as if she were daydreaming.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
glazed look/eyes/expression etc
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But he still remembered the hidden yawns, the glazed looks and drooping eyelids.
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Has anyone noticed that Nicolas Cage has gotten a sort of stoned-out, glazed look to him of late?
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He did not acknowledge Conroy, but hurried on down with that glazed look of some one already encased in their next entrance.
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Instead, you held your head high and let a glazed look mask your eyes.
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The knock on the head alone could not account for the glazed look in her eyes.
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They had the distended bellies and glazed eyes of famine.
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With glazed eyes he was staring into the middle distance.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By the second chapter, your eyes begin to glaze .
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Temperatures fell suddenly, glazing all highways in the region.
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The rolls are glazed with egg before they are baked.
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We later learned that the dishes had not been properly glazed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beyond that point, unless her interest is awakened, Mrs Thatcher's eyes glaze over.
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Their faces glaze over as if in a trance.
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When a pot is glazed it typically undergoes two firings.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
apricot
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Brush the top of one semi-circle with apricot glaze and place the other on top to form a half-moon sandwich.
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Brush the whole cake with apricot glaze , then roll out the remaining marzipan to a large circle to cover.
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Trim it to fit exactly and brush with apricot glaze .
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Brush with some of the apricot glaze .
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Secure the cakes together with a little apricot glaze and brush all over with the remaining glaze.
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Brush all over the outside and inside with apricot glaze .
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Allow to cool slightly, then brush top of the cake with apricot glaze .
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Arrange fruit and nuts over the top then, using a pastry brush, glaze carefully with apricot glaze.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Add the sherry to the pan, and stir until it has been reduced to a glaze .
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Brush with tamarind glaze , turn, brush top with glaze, and cook until done, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Far out, the bay had a glaze like celadon.
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However, one obvious difference between glazes and glasses is that glazes are made specifically for their attachment to pottery surfaces.
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Most new wood comes with a finish called a mill glaze .
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Spoon the glaze over the kiwi fruit.
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The unpredictability of the glaze means that each pot is unique.
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Thus the composition was blocked in on a warm basis, over which he would lay a series of glazes.