noun / verb
glaze
GLAYZ/ɡleɪz/
To cover a surface with a smooth glossy layer.
The potter glazes each bowl to give it a glossy finish.
Etymology
Glasen meant both fitting something with glass and making it shine. The coating sense carries that glassy appearance over to a glossy surface applied to pottery or other materials.
In context
I made your favorite buttermilk cheddar biscuits. You're going to really like them. So, what we're going to do is we're going to glaze them. Put a little egg wash on.
More examples
- She brushes a thin lemon glaze over the warm cake.
- We glazed the tiles a deep blue before firing them.
- These ceramic glazes produce different colors and levels of shine.
Forms
glaze · glazes · glazed · glazing