glazed; glazing
1
: to furnish or fit with glass
2
a
: to coat with or as if with a glaze
the storm glazed trees with ice
b
: to apply a glaze to
glaze doughnuts
3
: to give a smooth glossy surface to
glazer
noun
1
: a smooth slippery coating of thin ice
2
a(1)
: a liquid preparation applied to food on which it forms a firm glossy coating
(2)
: a mixture mostly of oxides (such as silica and alumina) applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coating
b
: a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surface
c
: a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish
3
: a glassy film
Examples of glaze in a Sentence
Noun
The pot is covered with a bright red glaze.
doughnuts with a chocolate glaze
The pot needs more glaze.
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Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
As such, this means that textured and glazed finishes, earth tones, and the like will be majorly in style.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
And the Durand, in which the eggs are first mixed with mushrooms and artichoke bottoms that have been warmed in butter; at the end, the omelet is rolled around asparagus tips and surrounded by a tomato glaze.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Unlike Magnifique’s completely clay pot, however, these stoneware crocks are glazed in a silicate made of a blend of quartz, feldspar, and clay.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
As such, this means that textured and glazed finishes, earth tones, and the like will be majorly in style.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
But what really sets this cake apart is the sprinkle of sumac, coriander and fleur de sel atop the sweet lemon glaze.
—Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
And the Durand, in which the eggs are first mixed with mushrooms and artichoke bottoms that have been warmed in butter; at the end, the omelet is rolled around asparagus tips and surrounded by a tomato glaze.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Glaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaze. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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glaze
1 of 2 verb
glazed; glazing
1
: to set glass in
glaze a window
2
: to cover with a glassy surface
glaze pottery
3
: to become shiny in appearance
glazer
noun
glaze
2 of 2 noun
: a glassy surface or coating
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