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glazea smooth, shiny coating on pottery or food

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a smooth, shiny coating on pottery or food

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡleɪz/

Korean meaning: 도자기나 음식 위의 매끄럽고 반짝이는 코팅

Korean pronunciation: **글**레이즈

Example Sentences

  • The potter applied three layers of blue glaze to make the vase extra shiny.
  • My eyes glazed over when my teacher started explaining quantum physics.
  • She glazed the donuts so perfectly that they looked like tiny mirrors.

glaze

NOUN

//ɡleɪz//

a smooth, shiny coating on pottery or food

glaze concept
💡 Concept

The baker brushes a shiny glaze over the fresh donuts.

glaze rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Apply the glaze as fires blaze, earning well-deserved praise!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡleɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡleɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootglaze

Origin

중세 영어 'glasen'에서 유래되었으며, '유리처럼 만들다'는 의미에서 발전했습니다. 유리(glass)와 같은 어근을 가지고 있어 '반짝이는 표면'이라는 의미가 자연스럽게 형성되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

blazemazephrasecrazepraise
blaze
maze
phrase
craze
praise

🔗Collocations

chocolate glaze
glaze over
ceramic glaze
honey glaze
glaze a ham
shiny glaze

📝Examples

The potter applied three layers of blue glaze to make the vase extra shiny.

😄 Fun example

My eyes glazed over when my teacher started explaining quantum physics.

😄 Fun example

She glazed the donuts so perfectly that they looked like tiny mirrors.

The chef's secret was to glaze the chicken with maple syrup and soy sauce.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

coatingfinishvarnishlacquerenamel

Antonyms

mattedullrough

Related

glasspotteryceramicshinepolish

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