glaze Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
  2. noun a glossy finish on a fabric
  3. noun a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
  4. verb coat with a glaze
    • the potter glazed the dishes
    • glaze the bread with eggwhite
  5. verb become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
    glaze over; glass; glass over.
    • Her eyes glaze over when she is bored
  6. verb furnish with glass
    glass.
    • glass the windows
  7. verb coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
    candy; sugarcoat.

WordNet

Glaze intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To become glazed of glassy.
Glaze noun
Definitions
  1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, v. t., 3. Ure.
  2. (Cookery) Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  3. A glazing oven. See Glost oven.

Webster 1913