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glazing

Pronunciation: /ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

The English word “glazing” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
  2. The material used in such act or process; glaze.
  3. The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
  4. All the windows of a building.
  5. The art of covering with a vitreous substance.
  6. Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Etymology

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

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