Glazed

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  glassed \glassed\ glazed \glazed\adj.
     1. fitted or covered with glass; as, a glassed wall. Opposite
        of {unglazed}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Glaze \Glaze\ (gl[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glazed}
     (gl[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glazing}.] [OE. glasen, glazen,
     fr. glas. See {Glass}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with
        glass.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Two cabinets daintily paved, richly handed, and
              glazed with crystalline glass.        --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sorrow's eye glazed with blinding tears. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Paint.) To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent
        color to (another color), to modify the effect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  glazed \glazed\ (gl[=a]zd) adj.
     1. Same as {glassed}.
  
     Syn: glassed.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Having a shiny surface or coating; as, glazed fabrics;
        glazed doughnuts. [Narrower terms: {glassy, vitreous,
        vitrified}; {glossy, calendered}; {icy ; {glac['e]}]
        {unglazed}
  
     Syn: shiny.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Lacking liveliness; -- used of eyes; as, a glazed look.
  
     Syn: glassy.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glazed
       adj 1: used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy
              stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" [syn:
               {glassy}]
       2: fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" [syn: {glassed}]
          [ant: {unglazed}]
       3: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed
          doughnuts" [syn: {shiny}] [ant: {unglazed}]
       4: (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g.
          beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; "glazed
          doughnuts"; "a glazed ham"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "glazed":
     buffed, burnished, finished, furbished, glace, glassy, gleaming,
     glossy, lacquered, polished, rubbed, satiny, shellacked, shiny,
     silken, silky, sleek, slick, varnished, velvety