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