Glaze
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Glaze or glazing is a thin shiny coating, or the act of applying the coating; it may refer to:
In materials or engineering:
In structural applications:
In food preparation:
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In materials or engineering:
- Architectural glassArchitectural glassArchitectural glass is glass that is used as a building material. It is most typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope, including windows in the external walls. Glass is also used for internal partitions and as an architectural feature...
, a building material typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope - Ceramic glazeCeramic glazeGlaze is a layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fired to fuse to a ceramic object to color, decorate, strengthen or waterproof it.-Use:...
, a vitreous coating to a ceramic material whose primary purposes are decoration or protection - Glaze (metallurgy), the often shiny, wear-protective layer of compacted sintered oxide formed on some metals
In structural applications:
- GlazingGlazingGlazing, which derives from the Middle English for 'glass', is a part of a wall or window, made of glass. Glazing also describes the work done by a professional "glazier"...
, a transparent part of a wall - Insulated glazingInsulated glazingInsulated glazing also known as double glazing are double or triple glass window panes separated by an air or other gas filled space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope....
, a piece of glazing consisting of two or more layers separated by a spacer
In food preparation:
- Glaze (cooking technique)Glaze (cooking technique)A glaze in cooking is a coating of a glossy, often sweet, sometimes savoury, substance applied to food typically by dipping, dripping, or with a brush. Egg whites and basic icings are both used as glazes...
, a coating of a glossy, often sweet, mixture applied to food - Glazing agentGlazing agentGlazing agents, or polishing agents, are food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foods. Mostly they are based on waxes.Examples are:* Stearic acid * Beeswax * Candelilla wax...
, food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foods
Other:
- Glaze (painting technique)Glaze (painting technique)Glazes can change the chroma, value, hue and texture of a surface. Drying time will depend on the amount and type of paint medium used in the glaze. The medium, base, or vehicle is the mixture to which the dry pigment is added...
, a layer of paint, thinned with a medium, so as to become somewhat transparent - Glaze iceGlaze iceGlaze ice or simply glaze is a smooth, transparent and homogenous ice coating occurring when freezing rain or drizzle hits a surface. It is similar in appearance to clear ice, which forms from supercooled water droplets...
, a layer of ice caused by freezing rain
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- Ralph GlazeRalph GlazeDaniel Ralph Glaze was an American athlete and coach who played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later became a football and baseball coach and administrator at several colleges....
, (1882–1968), American athlete and coach - Peter GlazePeter GlazeWilliam George Peter Glaze was an English comedian born in London. He hosted Crackerjack with Leslie Crowther in the 1960s and with Michael Aspel, Don Maclean, and Bernie Clifton in the 1970s...
, (1924-1983), English comedian - Terry GlazeTerry GlazeTerrence Lee Glaze is an Ohio-born and Texas raised singer who is most well known for his work in American heavy metal band Pantera during their glam metal years, and Lord Tracy....
, (born 1964), American singer