glazes
Pottery's glossy finish
Glazes covers the verb and noun forms of glaze.
To glaze is to fit with glass glazing a window, coat with a glossy finish glazed doughnuts, or become dull and unfocused His eyes glazed over during the lecture.
Glazes as a noun are the shiny coatings themselves—on ceramics, pastries, or paintings.
A glaze adds shine and often protection to whatever lies beneath.
Oven for hardening clay
- potteryFired clay objects
- firingTerminating employment
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
overglaze · earthenware · stoneware · porcelain · slip · vitrify · crazing · raku
Soft reflected light
- sheenSoft surface luster
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- shineEmit or reflect light
- satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth
matte · glossy · smooth · reflective · gleam · radiance · surface · coat
Liquid that dries glossy
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- enamelHard glossy coating
- finishBring to completion
topcoat · protective · waterproof · resin · shellac · polyurethane · primer · surface
Far away or aloof
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- blankWithout marks or content
- vacantWithout an occupant
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
dazed · faraway · staring · trance · distracted · absent · unseeing · bored
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
bisque · overglaze · earthenware · stoneware · porcelain · slip · vitrify · crazing · raku · majolica
luster
Soft reflected light
satin · matte · glossy · smooth · reflective · gleam · radiance · surface · coat · layer
varnish
Liquid that dries glossy
finish · topcoat · protective · waterproof · resin · shellac · polyurethane · primer · surface · layer
distant
Far away or aloof
dreamy · dazed · faraway · staring · trance · distracted · absent · unseeing · bored · tired
icing
Sweet cake covering
- frostingSweet cake covering
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
drizzle · donuts · pastries · cakes · buns · coating · sweet · sticky · confection · patisserie
reduction
Making something smaller
hoisin · mirin · soy · caramelized · roasted · ham · salmon · ribs · lacquered · basting
- glazing techniquesdipping, brushing, spraying, pouring, overglaze
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase
- art studioeasel, easels, canvas, canvases, palette
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- craft studiopottery studio, kiln, loom, sewing machine, workbench
- ceramic museumsgallery exhibitions, pottery, porcelain, earthenware, stoneware
- glazed donutSugar-coated fried pastry
- glaze overBecome blank, inattentive
- glazed overBecame dull, unseeing
- eyes glaze over
- glazed eyesUnfocused, distant expression
- glazed hamCoated baked pork roast
glaze, glazed, glazing, unglazed, glazier, glazer, glaziers, reglazed, underglaze