# glazed

Pronunciation: say "GLAYZD" /ɡleɪzd/

## Adjective

1. Covered with a glaze, a thin coating such as the sweet layer on a ham or a doughnut.
   - Simple: Covered with a thin coating, like the sugar on a doughnut.
   - _The bakery's glazed cinnamon rolls sell out by nine every morning._
   - _A row of glazed clay planters lined the steps of the potter's studio._
2. Having glass fitted in the windows.
   - Simple: Having windows with glass in them.
   - _The old barn became a studio with a fully glazed south wall._
   - _The front of the cafe is glazed from floor to ceiling._
3. Of the eyes, glassy and unfocused, with a dull, lifeless look.
   - Simple: Of eyes, looking shiny but empty, not looking at anything and showing no life.
   - _By the end of the budget meeting, half the room was staring ahead with glazed eyes._
   - _Her eyes were glazed with fever, and she barely knew where she was._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of glaze. — simple past and past participle of glaze
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of glaze. Use it for something done earlier, or after 'has', 'have' or 'was'.
   - _The potter glazed each bowl by hand before firing it again._
   - _The old back porch has been glazed to make a sunny reading room._

## Noun

5. A donut covered with a glaze, such as a coating of sugar or chocolate. *(colloquial, US)*
   - Simple: A donut with a sweet coating, like sugar or chocolate, on top.
   - _He stopped at the bakery on his way in and picked up a dozen glazeds for the office._
   - _Of everything in the case, the plain glazed always sells out first._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/glazed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).