GLAZE
What does "GLAZE" mean?
A smooth, glossy coating, as on pottery, pastry, or paint.
Meanings
- A vitreous coating fused onto pottery to seal and decorate it. The potter dipped the bowl in a deep blue glaze.
- A shiny coating on food, such as a sugar or sauce wash. She brushed an apricot glaze over the warm tart.
- To coat with a glossy finish. Glaze the ham with honey before roasting.
- To fit glass into a window or frame. They hired someone to glaze the new windows. technical
- Of the eyes, to become dull and unfocused (often 'glaze over'). His eyes glazed over halfway through the lecture.
Word origin
From Middle English 'glasen', from 'glas' (glass); the senses of glassy coatings and fitting glass both descend from the same root.
Remember it
GLAZE is GLASS with an E for 'even shine' - both make a surface glossy and sealed.
A little poem
The kiln breathes once and the dull clay wakes-
a skin of glass over everything it makes.
couplet
Wordplay
- The bored apprentice and the fresh doughnut had one thing in common: both ended the morning with a glaze over.
What it teaches
A glaze seals and a glaze blinds; the same gloss can protect a thing or hide it.
Quick facts
What does GLAZE mean?
A smooth, glossy coating, as on pottery, pastry, or paint.
Is GLAZE a valid word?
Yes — GLAZE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GLAZE?
GLAZE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GLAZE come from?
From Middle English 'glasen', from 'glas' (glass); the senses of glassy coatings and fitting glass both descend from the same root.
What can GLAZE teach us?
A glaze seals and a glaze blinds; the same gloss can protect a thing or hide it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.