glaze

glaze

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.

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glaze. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint applied over another layer so as to modify its colour; the light passing through is reflected back by the under surface and altered by the glaze. The effect produced by glazing differs from any obtainable by directly mixing colours together, for the technique imparts a special depth and luminosity. From the 15th to the 19th century most oil paintings were built up as an elaborate structure of superimposed layers, glazes, and scumbles over an underpainting, but since alla prima painting became the norm such a highly deliberate, craftsmanly approach has fallen into disfavour.

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IAN CHILVERS. "glaze." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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glaze. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint applied over another layer so as to modify its colour; the light passing through is reflected back by the under surface and altered by the glaze. The effect produced by glazing differs from any obtainable by directly mixing colours together, for the technique imparts a special depth and luminosity. From the 15th to the 19th century most oil paintings were built up as an elaborate structure of superimposed layers, glazes, and scumbles over an underpainting, but since alla prima painting became the norm such a highly deliberate, craftsmanly approach has fallen into disfavour.

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glaze translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay. Of the various artificial mixtures used for glazes, that for whiteware contains borax and lead, whereas a salt glaze is used for stoneware. No lead is used for porcelain. The coloring agents are oxides of different metals. In the 16th and 17th cent. glazes were also used in painting to enhance the luminosity of oil or tempera colors. Titian and Rembrandt were especially adept at glazing techniques.

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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.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "glaze." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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

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T. F. HOAD. "glaze." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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glaze Glossy surface on sweet or savoury food.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "glaze." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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glaze

glaze in meteorology: see sleet .

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glaze See clear ice.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "glaze." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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