glaze
Potter's kiln coating
Glaze is a smooth, glossy coating or finish.
A glaze on pottery is a vitreous layer fused by heat.
A glaze on pastry is a sugary coating that hardens to a shine: She brushed the donuts with a vanilla glaze.
To glaze windows is to fit them with glass.
When eyes glaze or glaze over, they become unfocused and expressionless, usually from boredom or fatigue: His eyes glazed over during the lecture.
Oven for hardening clay
- potteryFired clay objects
- firingTerminating employment
- enamelHard glossy coating
- overglazeDecoration applied after firing
earthenware · stoneware · porcelain · slip · vitrify · crazing · bisque · clay
Sweet cake covering
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
- royal icingMeringue powder-based cake coating
- sugar syrupDissolved sweetener in water
apricot · egg wash · basting · caramelization · reduction · honey · maple · balsamic
Liquid that dries glossy
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- finishBring to completion
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- topcoatOutermost garment layer
protective · waterproofing · resin · shellac · polyurethane · enamel · primer · glossy
Shine or annotation
- lusterSoft reflected light
- sheenSoft surface luster
- gleamFaint reflected light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
brilliance · reflectivity · polish · glossiness · radiance · sparkle · satin · smooth
Expressionless, unfocused gaze
- vacantWithout an occupant
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- distantFar away or aloof
- dazedShocked into mental fog
zoned out · expressionless · faraway · dreamy · unseeing · stupor · trance · bored
Precipitation forming ice on surfaces
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- rimeGranular ice deposit
ice storm · frozen · coating · treacherous · windshield · road hazard · winter · crystalline
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
overglaze · earthenware · stoneware · porcelain · slip · vitrify · crazing · bisque · clay · cone
icing
Sweet cake covering
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
- royal icingMeringue powder-based cake coating
sugar syrup · apricot · egg wash · basting · caramelization · reduction · honey · maple · balsamic · teriyaki
varnish
Liquid that dries glossy
topcoat · protective · waterproofing · resin · shellac · polyurethane · enamel · primer · glossy · smooth
gloss
Shine or annotation
shimmer · brilliance · reflectivity · polish · glossiness · radiance · sparkle · satin · smooth · buffed
blank stare
Expressionless, unfocused gaze
dazed · zoned out · expressionless · faraway · dreamy · unseeing · stupor · trance · bored · overwhelmed
freezing rain
Precipitation forming ice on surfaces
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
rime · ice storm · frozen · coating · treacherous · windshield · road hazard · winter · crystalline · encasing
- culinary artsflavor, aroma, seasoning, sauce, roasting
- finishespainted, polished, varnish, paint, matte silver
- glossy surfacesgloss, glossy print, shine, sheen, polish
- brush techniquesdry brush, wet on wet, wet-on-wet, stippling, feathering
- coatingspaint, enamel, varnish, primer, lacquer
- glazesmajolica, overglaze, celadon, faience, matte
glazematte
Non-reflective surface finish
dull · flat · dullness · lusterless · non-reflective
- glass of waterDrinking vessel with H2O
- magnifying glassHandheld lens for enlargement
- crystal glassPremium transparent drinkware
- shot glassSmall vessel for spirits
- glass slipperTransparent formal footwear from folklore
- wine glassStemmed drinking vessel
glass, glazed, glassy, glazing, glazes, unglazed, glazier, glazer, glaziers