GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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glassed glazed adj.
1. fitted or covered with glass; as, “a glassed wall”. Opposite of unglazed.
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Glaze (glāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glazed (glāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Glazing.] [OE. glasen, glazen, fr. glas. See Glass.]
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1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass.
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Two cabinets daintily paved, richly handed, and glazed with crystalline glass. Bacon.
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2. To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, “to glaze earthenware”; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or glossy; as, “to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like”.
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Sorrow's eye glazed with blinding tears. Shak.
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3. (Paint.) To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent color to (another color), to modify the effect.
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4. (Cookery) To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.
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glazed (glāzd) adj.
1. Same as glassed.
Syn. -- glassed.
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2. Having a shiny surface or coating; as, “glazed fabrics; glazed doughnuts”. [Narrower terms: glassy, vitreous, vitrified; glossy, calendered; icy ; glacé] unglazed
Syn. -- shiny.
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3. Lacking liveliness; -- used of eyes; as, “a glazed look”.
Syn. -- glassy.
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