glaze (noun)

  • 11glaze — 1 verb 1 (I) also glaze over if your eyes glaze over, they show no expression because you are very bored or tired 2 (T) to cover plates, cups etc made of clay with a thin liquid that gives them a shiny surface 3 (T) to cover fruit, cake, or meat… …

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  • 12glaze — 1. verb 1) the pots are glazed when dry Syn: varnish, enamel, lacquer, japan, shellac, paint; gloss 2) pastry glazed with caramel Syn: cover, coat; ice, frost 3) …

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  • 13glaze — 1. noun /ɡleɪz/ a) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb). b) A transparent or semi transparent layer of …

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  • 14glaze — 1. verb pastry glazed with caramel Syn: cover, coat, varnish, lacquer, polish 2. noun a cake with an apricot glaze Syn: coating, topping, varnish, lacquer, polish …

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  • 15glaze — [gleɪz] noun [C/U] 1) a thin layer of milk, sugar, or egg that you put on foods to make them look shiny 2) a clear liquid that you put on paintings or clay objects to protect them and make them shiny glaze verb [T] …

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  • 16glaze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. luster, shine; coating; ice; glass, glassiness. See smoothness, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enamel, polish, varnish; see finish 2 . v. Syn. glass, incrust, coat, make vitreous, overlay, cover,… …

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  • 17glaze ice — /ˈgleɪz aɪs/ (say glayz uys) noun a smooth layer of ice which is sometimes formed on terrestrial objects or aircraft when rain is falling and the ground or air temperatures are below freezing point; silver frost. Also, glazed frost …

  • 18o|ver|glaze — «noun. OH vuhr GLAYZ; verb. OH vuhr GLAYZ», noun, verb, glazed, glaz|ing. –n. a glaze applied over another glaze on pottery. –v.t. to apply an overglaze to …

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  • 19slip glaze — noun Etymology: slip (VII) : a glazing material applied in a liquid state before firing * * * slip glaze, a liquid glaze of clay mixed with ground minerals …

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  • 20salt glaze — noun a hard glaze with a pitted surface, produced on stoneware by adding salt to the kiln during firing. Derivatives salt glazed adjective salt glazing noun …

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