glazing

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/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

noun

The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.

“Before new glazier's putty can be applied, the various bits of old glazing must be scraped off.”

OriginMiddle English glasynge →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of glaze
nounglazing (countable and uncountable, plural glazings)

plural glazings

  1. countablegerunduncountableThe act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
  2. countableuncountableThe material used in such act or process; glaze.

    Before new glazier's putty can be applied, the various bits of old glazing must be scraped off.

  3. countableuncountableThe part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
  4. countableuncountablearchitectureAll the windows of a building.
  5. countableuncountableThe art of covering with a vitreous substance.
  6. countableuncountableartSemi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
frostingoverpraise

Origin

  1. Middle Englishglasynge
  2. Englishglazing

Inherited from Middle English glasynge; equivalent to glaze + -ing.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

French vitrage, vitrage
  • vitragepart of a window
  • vitragewindows
Irish gloiniú
  • gloiniúwindows
Swedish glasning
  • glasningpart of a window

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glazing

amazingraisinggrazingblazingphasingpraisingphrasinghazingcrazingdephasing
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Cite this entry
APA

glazing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glazing

MLA

“glazing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glazing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glazing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glazing.

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