1
: covered or coated with a glaze
glazed pottery
glazed fish
glazed doughnuts
2
: covered with or as if with a glassy film
glazed eyes
3
: marked by lack of expression

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Use Brown Sugar Ham Glaze to make glazed carrots memorable or for a classic main dish. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025 Spooky Sprinkle doughnut: Original glazed doughnut dipped in green icing and topped with Halloween sprinkles. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025 Last year, Loro Piana opened a Los Angeles flagship on Rodeo Drive with a striking facade featuring glazed ceramic tiles in varying hues of the brand’s signature kummel color (a brownish-red) made by a Tuscan company, inspired by the soft, undulating texture of the brand’s fabrics. David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 The home is arranged around an open single-floor layout, with its glazed door opening onto the kitchen. New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glazed

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glazed was in 1540

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“Glazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glazed. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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