noun
glaze
glayz
noun
1
A thin, shiny coating applied to pottery, food, or another surface.
"The bowl had a beautiful blue glaze."
"She brushed a honey glaze over the ham before roasting it."
verb
1
To cover something with a thin, shiny coating.
"The baker glazed the donuts with icing."
2
(of eyes) To become dull and unfocused, usually from boredom or tiredness.
"His eyes glazed over halfway through the lecture."
How to Use Glaze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shiny surface coating, or to apply one — and, informally, for eyes to "glaze over" from boredom or fatigue.
Common pairings
glaze over
sugar glaze
glazed pottery
Word Forms
glazed past tense, glazes plural, Glazes plural, glazes singular
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Etymology
From Middle English glasen, "to fit with glass," from Old English glæs, "glass" — the sense of a shiny coating grew out of the idea of a glass-like finish.