glazed
glaze
noun[ C ]
uk /ɡleɪz/ us /ɡleɪz/
a substance used to glaze something: 釉，釉料;（用来使食物有光泽的）浆，汁
a cake with a dark chocolate glaze浇有黑巧克力的蛋糕
pottery with a fine, translucent glaze发半透明光泽的陶器

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glaze | American Dictionary

glaze
noun[ C ]
us/ɡleɪz/
a shiny surface given to an object or a food, esp. by covering it with a liquid that shines when it dries:
The pottery was famous for the rich glaze of its vases and jugs.
glaze
verb[ I/T ]
us/ɡleɪz/
to cover an object, as a food, with a liquid that shines when it dries:
[ T ]The cake was glazed with raspberry syrup.
When someone’s eyes glaze over, they become fixed and shiny, as if the person is not seeing anything:
[ I ]By the fourth act of the opera, his eyes had glazed over (= he became bored).

Examples of glaze

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The same wood is used for the construction of the ground floor glazed enclosures and the canopy.
The brick surfaces with their flush glazing reinforce that curious quality.
However, in addition to the two entrance passages, a low open balustrade runs under the entire length of the fully glazed roof.
The balance of light between that from the rooflights and that from the extensive perimeter glazing reduces the possibility of disability glare.
Second, the effect of variation in the performance of the internal atrium facades such as glazing ratio, shading strategies and thermal performance is analysed.
Furthermore, the increase in glazing ratio means that less opaque surface area is now available for storing solar gain.
The buildings are boxy, flat-roofed and horizontally glazed, with a concrete skeleton of slabs and columns.
The solar-orientated house has the same total area of glazing as the typical terrace house.
The glazing units are sealed to each other with silicone on all four edges.
In general, by increasing the amount of glazing in the internal atrium facades, the atrium temperatures in winter increase slightly.
One interesting idea is to vary the amount of glazing according to the solar gains on the internal atrium facades.
In plan, the type is fine-tuned and the doubleloaded corridor accesses glazed office units to the south-east and secondary spaces to the north-west.
The east wall is spanned by a 40in high dado above a 16in glazing strip to the floor.
The end walls are almost fully glazed in a combination of translucent and clear glass panels.
The majority of workers were employed in the clay and potting shops and relatively few in decorating and glazing ware.
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