glaze
pronunciation
How to pronounce glaze in British English:
UK [ɡleɪz]
How to pronounce glaze in American English:
US [ɡleɪz]
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- Noun:
- any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
- a glossy finish on a fabric
- coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.
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- Verb:
- coat with a glaze
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
- furnish with glass
- coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
Word Origin
- glaze (v.)
- late 14c. variant of Middle English glasen "to fit with glass," also "to make shine," from glas (see glass (n.)). The form probably influenced or reinforced by glazier. Of pottery, etc., "cover with a shiny or glossy substance," from c. 1400. Related: Glazed; glazing.
- glaze (n.)
- "substance used to make a glossy coating," 1784, from glaze (v.). In reference to a thin coating of ice from 1752.
Example
- 1. By applying many thin coats of this adapted glaze , he achieved the smoky shadowing he became famous for .
- 2. The telegraph then notes that with " the drying times for the glaze taking months , such effects would have taken years to achieve . "
- 3. At jingdezhen pigment with a very low-grade cobalt content and high in iron impurities was applied to porcelains beneath the glaze and can be hard to distinguish from underglaze iron painting ( see cat . No. 1:23 ) .
- 4. They believe this characterizes a technique of painting that uses a glaze , or very thin layer , to build up shadows in the face .
- 5. Glaze is mostly translucent , but da vinci would also slip in small amounts of pigments , such as manganese and lead oxides .