Meaning & use
glazing
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A thin, glossy coating applied to a surface, such as pottery or pastries, or the glass used in windows.
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The bakery's donuts had a sweet sugar glazing on top.
Double glazing on the windows helps keep the house warm in winter.
A note on using this word
Glazing has distinct uses in cooking, where it means a sweet or savory coating, in ceramics, where it means a glassy finish on pottery, and in construction, where it refers to window glass.
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