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11glaze — [[t]gleɪz[/t]] v. glazed, glaz•ing, n. 1) to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window[/ex] 2) cer to give a vitreous surface or coating to (a ceramic or the like), as by the application of a substance or by fusion of the body 3) to cover… …
12smooth — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without bumps] Syn. flat, plane, even, flush, horizontal, unwrinkled, unvarying, level, monotonous, unrelieved, unruffled, mirrorlike, quiet, still, tranquil, sleek, glossy, glassy, lustrous, smooth as glass. Ant. rough* …
13glaze — gleɪz n. smooth glossy coating; ceramic coating; cake frosting, icing v. fill or fit with glass, cover with glass; coat with a ceramic glaze; coat with ice; cover with a thin wash of color (surface of a painting); polish, make smooth and glossy; …
14glaze — verb 1》 fit panes of glass into (a window frame or similar structure). ↘enclose or cover with glass. 2》 cover with a glaze. 3》 (often glaze over) lose brightness and animation. noun 1》 a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery… …
15smooth — adj 1. glassy, glossy, polished, varnished, burnished; sleek, silky, satiny, velvet, fine; delicate, filmy, gossamery, attentuated; greasy, buttery, slippery, slick, icy, oily. 2. even, level, plane, horizontal, flush; flat, unrough, unruffled,… …
16glaze — (glāz) 1. to cover with a glossy, smooth surface or coating. 2. a ceramic veneer added to a dental porcelain restoration after it has been fired, to give a completely nonporous, glossy or semiglossy surface. 3. the final firing (in air) of… …
17glaze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. luster, shine; coating; ice; glass, glassiness. See smoothness, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enamel, polish, varnish; see finish 2 . v. Syn. glass, incrust, coat, make vitreous, overlay, cover,… …
18glaze — A term used in ceramics to describe a thin coating of minerals which produces a glassy transparent or colored coating on bisque ware. Typically applied either by brushing, dipping, or spraying, it is fixed by firing the bisque ware in a kiln.… …
19glaze ice — /ˈgleɪz aɪs/ (say glayz uys) noun a smooth layer of ice which is sometimes formed on terrestrial objects or aircraft when rain is falling and the ground or air temperatures are below freezing point; silver frost. Also, glazed frost …
20glaze — A highly smooth, glossyfinish on the cylinder walls. As the piston rings rub up and down the cylinder, the rings polish the cylinder wall. Cylinder wall glazing reduces sealing efficiency. The only cure is to have the cylinder deglazed …
