glaze

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
2. (countable, uncountable)A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
3. (countable, uncountable)A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
4. (countable, uncountable)Any smooth, transparent layer or coating.

   “[…] In the distance the flowing glaze, the breast of the river, with a wind-dapple here and there, […]”

5. (countable, uncountable)A smooth edible coating applied to food.
6. (countable, uncountable)Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
7. (countable, uncountable)A glazing oven; glost oven.
8. (Polari, countable, uncountable)A window.
9. (countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)Excessive complimenting or praise, especially in a cringeworthy way.

verb

1. (transitive)To install windows.
2. (transitive)To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.

   “to glaze a doughnut”

   “An overfired biscuit has insufficient porosity for glazing.”

3. (intransitive)To become glazed or glassy.
4. (intransitive)Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over.
5. (slang, transitive, vulgar)To ejaculate onto someone's body.
6. (derogatory, intransitive, slang, sometimes, transitive, vulgar)To compliment or praise excessively in a cringeworthy way.

name

1. A surname.