from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
glazed
adj 1: (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a
glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
[syn: {glassy}, {glazed}]
2: fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" [syn:
{glazed}, {glassed}] [ant: {glassless}, {unglazed}]
3: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed
doughnuts" [syn: {glazed}, {shiny}] [ant: {unglazed}]
4: (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g.
beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; "glazed doughnuts";
"a glazed ham"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Glaze \Glaze\ (gl[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glazed}
(gl[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glazing}.] [OE. glasen, glazen,
fr. glas. See {Glass}.]
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1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with
glass.
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Two cabinets daintily paved, richly handed, and
glazed with crystalline glass. --Bacon.
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2. To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface,
consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze
earthenware; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or
glossy; as, to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like.
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Sorrow's eye glazed with blinding tears. --Shak.
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3. (Paint.) To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent
color to (another color), to modify the effect.
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4. (Cookery) To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a
thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may
solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for
glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.
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