I. ˈglāz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English glasen, from glas glass — more at glass
transitive verb
1.
a. : glass II 1a(1)
b. : glass II 1b
2.
a. : to cover or coat with or as if with a glaze
the storm glazed roads and trees with ice
a new process for glazing pottery
: apply a glaze to
glazing doughnuts
specifically : to cover (as frozen fish) with an ice coating to prevent dehydration in storage and shipping
b. : to vitrify the surface of
stones that the blast had glazed
3.
a.
(1) : to cause to shine like glass : give a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish to (as by calendering) : gloss
glazed paper
glazed textiles
glazing fur coats
glazed leather
: cause to shine brightly (as by rubbing) : polish , burnish
glazing metal surfaces
(2) : to make smooth and even (as the walls of a house) by filling in depressions on the surface with a hard-drying putty before painting
b. : ferrotype
4. : to dull the abrasive particles of (a grinding wheel) so that they no longer cut freely
intransitive verb
1. : to become glazed or glassy
his eyes glazed, his body twitched spasmodically — Gerald Beaumont
then put in the sweetbreads to glaze — Hannah Glasse
2. : to form a glaze
ice glazed over each clear wedge of grass — P.M.Swatek
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a smooth slippery coating of thin ice ; especially : an ice coating that forms when cold rain comes into contact with objects (as rocks, pavements) that are below the freezing point — called also sleet
b. : a stretch of smooth slippery ice
hiked over the glaze that lay between them and the camp
2.
a. : material usually applied to something as a solution or suspension in order to provide a distinctive surface coating; as
(1) : a liquid preparation (as sugar syrup, gelatine dissolved in meat stock) brushed over or otherwise applied to food (as meat, fish, pastry) on which after application it hardens or becomes firm and adds flavor and a glossy appearance
(2) : a glassy silica-containing mixture of oxides that is applied and fused to the surface of clayware for decoration or to make it nonporous
(3) : a usually dark transparent or semitransparent color applied to a lighter painted surface or to another color so as to achieve a decorative, unifying, or enriching effect
b.
(1) : a thin smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish consisting of or resembling glass (as the coating produced by application of a glaze, the smooth glossy finish produced on paper or cloth by calendering)
staring at window reflections in the glaze of the teapot — Elizabeth Bowen
: sheen
chintz with a beautiful glaze
(2) : a bright shininess : glow
her skin had the healthy glaze that comes from sunshine — Harold Brodkey
3. : a fine transparent or translucent glassy film
the senile glaze of his eyes — Fred Majdalany
the glaze that had come over the dead man's eyes
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably blend of gaze and glare
archaic : stare , glare