Definition of "glaze" []

• A thin smooth shiny coating. (noun)
• A thin glassy coating of ice. (noun)
• A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing. (noun)
• A coating, as of syrup, applied to food. (noun)
• A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The neutral white colour chosen for the glaze is also an important element to play with possible arrangements, thinking that only a flower with colour allows a vase of alive colours."
• "Brush and rebrush onto the warm cake until the glaze is absorbed."
• "I had both, but only the honey chili glaze is pictured here because the natural version was just plain fried chicken (if fried chicken can be considered plain)."