English Explanatory Dictionary

glazing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of glaze
noun
  1. The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
  2. The material used in such act or process; glaze.
  3. The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
  4. All the windows of a building.
  5. The art of covering with a vitreous substance.
  6. Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

Word forms

glazing glazings

Etymology

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

Derived words

double glazing double-glazing glazing agent glazing bar
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