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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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People have flocked to Izard’s bold and comforting dishes that draw on a myriad of flavors from around the globe, such as green beans with fish sauce vinaigrette and sticky glazed pork shank with stonefruit, pickled cucumber, and hoisin mayo. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025 Its nonstick, glazed interior doesn’t cling onto food or absorb flavor, and the oven-to-table dish is safe to go in the dishwasher, too. Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025 With its grand arcade of columns and arches—topped by glazed terra-cotta babies in swaddling clothes, designed by Andrea della Robbia—the Innocenti’s serene façade veiled a bleak interior landscape. Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 Maple iced: An original glazed doughnut dipped in maple icing. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glazed

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 1 Dec. 2025.

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