white glaze

Ceramic's glossy finish

White glaze is a ceramic coating that fires to an opaque white finish, used on pottery, tiles, and porcelain.

The term also describes a sweet icing made from powdered sugar and liquid, drizzled over pastries and baked goods: The cinnamon rolls were topped with white glaze.

In either sense, glaze implies a smooth, glossy surface.

Related

powdered sugar · crackle · glossy · coating · kiln · pottery · translucent · milky · milk glass · opaque · sugar · drip · shiny · bone china · cream · finish · surface · slip

Opposites
surface treatment state

white glazeunglazed

Lacking vitreous coating

greenware · terracotta · bisque

opacity/finish type

white glazeceladon

Grayish-green ceramic finish

Family

white, glaze, whiter, whitest, whiten, whiteness, whitening, whitish, whites

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G