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glazed adjective [ ɡleɪzd ]

• (of a window or door frame or similar structure) fitted with panes of glass.
• "bookcases with glazed doors"
• (of food, fabric, etc.) overlaid or covered with a smooth, shiny coating or finish.
• "glazed shallots"
• (of a person's eyes or expression) showing no interest or animation.
• "she had a glazed look in her eyes"

glaze verb

• 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,
Origin: late Middle English glase, from glass.


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