Glaze

v. fill or fit with glass, cover with glass; coat with a ceramic glaze; coat with ice; cover with a thin wash of color (surface of a painting); polish, make smooth and glossy; coat with sugar

n. smooth glossy coating; ceramic coating; cake frosting, icing

Glaze or glazing is a thin shiny coating, or the act of applying the coating; it may refer to: Glaze (painting technique), a layer of paint, thinned with a medium, so as to become somewhat transparentCeramic glaze, a vitreous coating to a ceramic material whose primary purposes are decoration or protectionGlaze (cooking technique), a coating of a glossy, often sweet, mixture applied to foodGlazing agent, food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foodsGlaze (metallurgy), the often shiny, wear-protective layer of compacted sintered oxide formed on some metalsGlazing, a transparent part of a wallInsulated glazing, a piece of glazing consisting of two or more layers separated by a spacerGlaze ice, a layer of ice caused by freezing rainArchitectural glass, a building material typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope
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Noun
1. any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
(hypernym) topping
(derivation) sugarcoat, candy
2. a glossy finish on a fabric
(hypernym) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
3. coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.
(hypernym) coating, finish, finishing
(hyponym) luster, lustre
Verb
1. coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"
(hypernym) coat, surface
(see-also) film over, glaze over, blur
2. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
(synonym) glass, glass over, glaze over
(hypernym) change
3. furnish with glass; "glass the windows"
(synonym) glass
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(hyponym) double-glaze
(derivation) glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer
4. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
(synonym) sugarcoat, candy
(hypernym) sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate

(v. t.)
Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  

(v. t.)
A glazing oven. See Glost oven.
  

(v. i.)
To become glazed of glassy.
  

(n.)
The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See Glaze, v. t., 3.
  

Synonyms and related words:
Dry Ice, Jell-O, apply paint, bake, bedaub, bedizen, begild, berg, besmear, blancmange, board, brick, brush on paint, buff, burnish, calcimine, calf, candy, china clay, china stone, clapboard, clay, coat, coating, color, comfit, complexion, compote, confection, confectionery, confiture, conserve, cover, covering, cryosphere, dab, daub, deep-dye, dip, distemper, double-dye, dulcify, dye, edulcorate, emblazon, enamel, engild, face, fast-dye, finish, fire, fireclay, firn, floe, flux, frazil, fresco, frosting, frozen water, furbish, gelatin, gild, glaciation, glacier, glacieret, glance, glass, glazed frost, glint, gloss, grain, granular snow, ground ice, growler, honey, hue, ice, ice banner, ice barrier, ice belt, ice cave, ice cubes, ice dike, ice field, ice floe, ice foot, ice front, ice island, ice needle, ice pack, ice pinnacle, ice raft, ice sheet, iceberg, icefall, icequake, icicle, icing, illuminate, imbue, ingrain, jam, japan, jelly, jokul, kaolin, lacquer, lath, lay on color, lolly, luster, marmalade, meringue, mold, mousse, mull, neve, nieve penitente, pack ice, paint, paper, parget, patina, petuntse, pigment, plank, polish, porcelain clay, pot, preserve, prime, refractory clay, revet, rub, saccharify, scour, serac, shade, shadow, shake, shape, sheathe, sheen, shelf ice, shellac, shine, shingle, slate, sleek, sleet, slick, slick down, slip, slob, slop on paint, sludge, smear, snow ice, snowberg, stain, stipple, stone, sugar, sugar off, sugarcoat, sweet, sweet stuff, sweeten, sweetmeat, sweets, thatch, throw, tile, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, turn a pot, tutti-frutti, undercoat, varnish, veneer, wall in, wall up, wallpaper, wash, wax, weatherboard, whipped cream, whitewash