glaze

ɡleɪz

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#1·6h ago

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.

Origin: From , from glas (Modern English glass), from , from . Related to glazen. In the sense of "overcompliment", originated in November 2021 and popularized throughout 2022, and allegedly suggests the spattering of semen on the complimented person, following "the visual of a donut being glazed". The noun is from the verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

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#3·6h ago

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.

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