to glaze

Examples

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• There are many options for green products, such as double-glazed windows or doors that are energy efficient.

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• There are a lot of window retailers that carry entire lines of double-glazed units.

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• Glazed windows.

  A Home of Our Own (1993)

• Farther down the corridor, there were a few dim lights from glazed laboratory doors; otherwise, the whole clinic was dark.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Wide, somewhat stark streets ran between flat-faced buildings of glazed brick under steep roofs of brown tile.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The workers will glaze the new windows in the library this afternoon.

• They decided to glaze the openings of their house with energy-efficient glass.

• After the renovations, the architect's team will glaze the doors to improve the building's aesthetics.

Synonyms

G

to glass

vsto glaze

1 7.2

To fit clear panels into windows or doors to let in light

is limited to fitting panels into windows doors and other openings

G

to glass in

vsto glaze

1 6.7

To enclose a balcony, porch, or patio with clear panels to make a closed room

is about fitting panels into specific openings like doors and windows

R

to reglaze

vsto glaze

• Specialized

6.8

To fit new glass in a window or door to replace broken pieces

involves installing new panes into openings rather than repairing old ones

Phrasal Verbs

G

to glaze over

11 5.3

Eyes look shiny and unfocused when a person is tired or bored

Compounds

C

clear glaze

• Specialized

4.1

A clear, thin layer put on wood or other surfaces to protect them and make them look shiny

D

demi-glaze

• US

8.3

A rich brown French sauce made by slowly reducing beef stock with wine

How Glazed

to double-glaze

• UK

1 4.1

to glaze

5 5.2

to glass

1 7.2

Surface Forms

Etymology