glaze
The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelainThe vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
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» I put a glaze on it.
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Examples
18 sentencesI put a glaze on it.
This house has double glazed windows.
deDas Haus hier hat doppelverglaste Fenster. — MisterTrouser
Tom's house has double glazed windows.
deToms Haus hat doppelt verglaste Fenster. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
Glasur
глазу́рьglazúrʹ, мура́ваmuráva, поли́ваpolíva
поли́ваpolýva, глазу́рhlazúr
(countable, uncountable)A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
Lasur
гля́нецgljánec
(countable, uncountable)A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
Reif, Raureif
и́зморозьízmorozʹ
More meanings 6
(countable, uncountable)A smooth edible coating applied to food.
Glasur
глазу́рьglazúrʹ
(countable, uncountable)Any smooth, transparent layer or coating.
(countable, uncountable)Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
(countable, uncountable)A glazing oven; glost oven.
(Polari, countable, uncountable)A window.
(countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)Excessive complimenting or praise, especially in a cringeworthy way.
- any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
- a glossy finish on a fabric
- a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
Origin
From Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”) (Modern English glass), from Old English gFrom Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”) (Modern English glass), from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Related to glazen. In the sense of "overcompliment", originated in November 2021 and popularized throughout 2022, and may suggest either the spattering of semen on the complimented person, following "the visual of a donut being glazed", or sugarcoating without sexual connotation.
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Forms
plural: glazesWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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