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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And Dunkin’s glazed doughnut is just fine, though nothing spectacular. Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025 Krispy Kreme's original melt-in-your-mouth glazed donut will always get top billing on the menu. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025 Now every table features at least one order, dripping honey butter and glistening like a glazed donut. Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Door County produces roughly 99 percent of the state’s tart cherries, which appear around the peninsula in everything from baked strudel to atop glazed salmon. Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 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 12 Oct. 2025.

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