glaze / glāz/ • v. [tr.] 1. fit panes of glass into (a window or doorframe or similar structure): windows can be glazed using laminated glass. ∎  enclose or cover with glass: the verandas were glazed in.2. (often be glazed) cover with a glaze or similar finish: new potatoes that had been glazed in mint-flavored butter.3. [intr.] lose brightness and animation: the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom | [as adj.] (glazed) she had that glazed look in her eyes again. • n. [usu. in sing.] 1. a substance used to give a smooth, shiny surface to something, in particular: ∎  a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form a hard, impervious decorative coating. ∎  a liquid such as milk or beaten egg, used to form a smooth shiny coating on food. ∎  chiefly Art a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying color.2. a smooth, shiny surface formed esp. by glazing: the glaze of the white cups. ∎  a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or the surface of water.DERIVATIVES: glaz·er n.

glaze Clear-ice deposit on objects, produced by the freezing of supercooled water droplets on to surfaces at temperatures below 0 °C. See CLEAR ICE.

glaze fill with glass XIV; cover with a vitreous substance XV. ME. glase, f. GLASS.
Hence glazier XIV.

glaze See clear ice.

glaze Glossy surface on sweet or savoury food.