Glazing
['gleɪzɪŋ] or ['glezɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glase
(n.) The act or art of setting glass; the art of covering with a vitreous or glasslike substance, or of polishing or rendering glossy.
(n.) The glass set, or to be set, in a sash, frame. etc.
(n.) The glass, glasslike, or glossy substance with which any surface is incrusted or overlaid; as, the glazing of pottery or porcelain, or of paper.
(n.) Transparent, or semitransparent, colors passed thinly over other colors, to modify the effect.
Editor: Stanton
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Setting glass.[2]. Calendering.[3]. Glaze, enamel.
Typist: Portia
Examples
- The poor little dog's eyes were glazing fast, and there were spots of blood on its glossy white side. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is evident that if we cut our fodder at the time the corn is glazing our practice is as near correct as the present stage of investigation points out. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Typist: Portia