glaze

  • 21glaze — verb 1》 fit panes of glass into (a window frame or similar structure).     ↘enclose or cover with glass. 2》 cover with a glaze. 3》 (often glaze over) lose brightness and animation. noun 1》 a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery… …

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  • 22glaze — 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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  • 23glaze — 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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  • 24glaze — [c]/gleɪz / (say glayz) verb (glazed, glazing) –verb (t) 1. to furnish or fit with glass; cover with glass. 2. to produce a vitreous or glossy surface on (pottery, pastry, etc.). 3. to cover with glaze. 4. Painting to cover (a painted surface or… …

  • 25glaze — 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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  • 26glaze — verb Glaze is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye …

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  • 27glaze — gleɪz n. smooth glossy coating; ceramic coating; cake frosting, icing v. fill or fit with glass, cover with glass; coat with a ceramic glaze; coat with ice; cover with a thin wash of color (surface of a painting); polish, make smooth and glossy; …

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  • 28glaze — i. An aircraft brake malfunction in which a hard, glasslike coating forms on the brake disc surface, causing the brakes to chatter, squeal, and be less effective. ii. The sheet or thin coating of ice that forms when rain falls on surfaces with… …

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  • 29glaze — I. v. a. 1. Put glass in (windows), furnish with glass. 2. Cover with a glassy substance, incrust with a glaze. 3. Calender, polish, gloss, burnish, furbish, give a glossy surface to. II. v. n. Become glassy, grow dim, grow filmy, become… …

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  • 30glaze — 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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