glazing

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
22
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

Definition of glazing

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of glaze
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of glaze

noun

  1. (countable, gerund, uncountable)The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The material used in such act or process; glaze.
    “Before new glazier's putty can be applied, the various bits of old glazing must be scraped off.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
  4. (countable, uncountable)All the windows of a building.
  5. (countable, uncountable)The art of covering with a vitreous substance.
  6. (countable, uncountable)Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glasynge; equivalent to glaze + -ing.

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