glaze
verb
[ ɡleɪz ]
• fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure).
• "windows can be glazed using laminated glass"
• overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish.
• "new potatoes which had been glazed in mint-flavoured butter"
Similar:
varnish,
enamel,
lacquer,
japan,
shellac,
paint,
coat,
gloss,
make shiny,
cover,
ice,
frost,
• lose brightness and animation.
• "the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom"
Similar:
become glassy,
grow expressionless,
go blank,
be motionless,
mist over,
film over,
glaze
noun
• a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form an impervious decorative coating.
• a liquid such as milk or beaten egg used to form a smooth, shiny coating on food.
• "brush the cake with an apricot glaze"
• a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or water.
Origin:
late Middle English glase, from glass.
