glaze

noun
/ɡleɪz/

The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.

Other meanings

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

Related words

alkaline glaze
Bristol glaze
glaze coat
glazework
glazy
onglaze
salt glaze
star the glaze

Example sentences

“White cake glaze is made by mixing powdered sugar and boiling water.”
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Word history

From Old English "glæs".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “glaze” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.