overglaze

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noun

The outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery

OriginEnglish glaze ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverglaze (countable and uncountable, plural overglazes)

plural overglazes

  1. countableuncountableThe outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery
  2. countableuncountableA decoration, usually enamel, applied over a glaze.
verboverglaze (third-person singular simple present overglazes, present participle overglazing, simple past and past participle overglazed)

present singular third person overglazes · participle present overglazing · participle past overglazed · past overglazed

  1. transitiveTo apply overglaze to.
  2. transitiveTo glaze excessively.

    If the dish is "overglazed," the glaze will "run" and bubble.

    1904, Special Report of the Commissioner of Labor, United States: Bureau of Labor, page 678

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishglaze
  8. Englishoverglaze

From over- + glaze.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 釉上彩
  • 釉上彩 (yòushàngcǎi)decoration applied over a glaze
Polish dodatkowa glazura
  • dodatkowa glazuradecoration applied over a glaze

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with overglaze

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Cite this entry
APA

overglaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overglaze

MLA

“overglaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overglaze. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overglaze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overglaze.

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