glazing

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glazing

/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪzɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of glaze

noun glazings

countable, gerund, uncountable The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
countable, uncountable The 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.
countable, uncountable The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
countable, uncountable All the windows of a building.
countable, uncountable The art of covering with a vitreous substance.
countable, uncountable Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: glass, sugarcoat, candy, glaze over, glass over, pane, window, facade, crystal, grazing, drink, material, panes, lenses, glorification, glamorization

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noun part of a window

Français	vitrage

noun windows

Français	vitrage

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@misc{glazing_2026,
  title = {glazing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glazing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}