Definition of: glaze

(glāz) v. glazed, glaz·ing v.t.
1. To fit, as a window, with glass panes.
2. To provide (a building, etc.) with windows.
3. To coat, as pottery, with a glasslike surface applied by fusing.
4. To cover with a glaze, as meat or biscuits.
5. To make glossy, as by polishing.
6. In painting, to cover with a thin, transparent color so as to modify the tone.
—v.i.
7. To become glassy; take on a glaze.
—noun
1. A smooth, shining, transparent surface; a glossy coating, or a substance used to produce it, as on pottery or tiles: distinguished from enamel.
2. A sheet of ice; an icy surface.
3. Stock or icing cooked to a thin paste and applied to the surface of meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, or nuts. [ME glasen <glas glass]
—glaz′er noun
—glaz′i·ness noun
—glaz′y adjective