| v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass. | |
| 2. | To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; | |
| 3. | (Paint.) To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent color to (another color), to modify the effect. | |
| 4. | (Cookery) To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To become glazed of glassy. |
| n. | 1. | The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, |
| 2. | (Cookery) Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes. | |
| 3. | A glazing oven. See Glost oven. |
| Noun | 1. | glaze - any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods |
| 2. | glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric | |
| 3. | glaze - coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc. | |
| Verb | 1. | glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes" |
| 2. | glaze - become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" | |
| 3. | glaze - furnish with glass; "glass the windows" Synonyms: glass | |
| 4. | glaze - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze |
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