26984 words

glaze

7 definitions • 9 examples
1
to make a surface shiny by putting a liquid substance onto it and leaving it or heating it until it dries:

Examples:

Glaze the pastry with beaten egg.
The pot had been badly glazed.
2
If your eyes glaze or glaze over, they stay still and stop showing any emotion because you are bored or tired or have stopped listening:

Examples:

Among the audience, eyes glazed over and a few heads started to nod.
3
to put a piece of glass into a window or the windows of a building:

Examples:

The house is nearly finished but it hasn't been glazed yet.
4
a substance used to glaze something:

Examples:

a cake with a dark chocolate glaze
pottery with a fine, translucent glaze
5
a shiny surface given to an object or a food, esp. by covering it with a liquid that shines when it dries:

Examples:

The pottery was famous for the rich glaze of its vases and jugs.
6
to cover an object, as a food, with a liquid that shines when it dries:

Examples:

[ T ] The cake was glazed with raspberry syrup.
7
When someone’s eyes glaze over, they become fixed and shiny, as if the person is not seeing anything:

Examples:

[ I ] By the fourth act of the opera, his eyes had glazed over (= he became bored).

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