Standard Lemma guide

glazing

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -eɪzɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: G L EY1 Z IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, gerund, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The material used in such act or process; glaze.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Before new glazier's putty can be applied, the various bits of old glazing must be scraped off.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

All the windows of a building.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: architecture

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The art of covering with a vitreous substance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: art, arts

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7

verb

Meaning 7

present participle and gerund of glaze

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: vitrage — part of a window
  • Swedish: glasning — part of a window
  • French: vitrage — windows
  • Irish: gloiniú — windows