Glaze



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 装玻璃于; 上釉彩; n.釉
• ［英］ 装玻璃于 ( fit sheets or panes of glass into sth) 釉 ( [substances used to give a] thin shiny transparent surface to pottery, porcelain, etc)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (glazed; glazing)

• Etymology: Middle English glasen, from glas glass
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 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
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become glazed or glassy <my eyes glazed over>
  • 2. to form a glaze
• ? glazer noun

II. noun

• Date: 1752
• 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 (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

III. intransitive verb (glazed; glazing)

• Etymology: probably blend of glare and gaze
• Date: 1601
• archaic stare

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