Толковый словарь английского языка - glaze

I. verb (~d; glazing) Etymology: Middle English glasen, from glas glass Date: 14th century transitive verb to furnish or fit with glass, 2. to coat with or as if with a ~ , to apply a ~ to , to give a smooth glossy surface to, intransitive verb to become ~d or glassy , to form a ~, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1752 a smooth slippery coating of thin ice, 2. a. a liquid preparation applied to food on which it forms a firm glossy coating, 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, a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surface, a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish, a glassy film, III. intransitive verb (~d; glazing) Etymology: probably blend of glare and gaze Date: 1601 stare