Glaze

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Glaze or glazing is a thin shiny coating, or the act of applying the coating; it may refer to:

In materials or engineering:

• Architectural glass, a building material typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope
• Ceramic glaze, a vitreous coating to a ceramic material whose primary purposes are decoration or protection
• Glaze (metallurgy), the often shiny, wear-protective layer of compacted sintered oxide formed on some metals

In structural applications:

• Glazing, a transparent part of a wall
• Insulated glazing, a piece of glazing consisting of two or more layers separated by a spacer

In food preparation:

• Glaze (cooking technique), a coating of a glossy, often sweet, mixture applied to food
• Glazing agent, food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foods

Other examples:

• Glaze (painting technique), a layer of paint, thinned with a medium, so as to become somewhat transparent
• Glaze ice, a layer of ice caused by freezing rain