overglaze
overglaze noun: the outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery.
Noun
overglaze (countable and uncountable, plural overglazes)
Verb
overglaze (third-person singular simple present overglazes, present participle overglazing, simple past and past participle overglazed)
- To apply overglaze to.
- To glaze excessively.
- If the dish is "overglazed," the glaze will "run" and bubble.1904, Special Report of the Commissioner of Labor, United States: Bureau of Labor, page 678
Forms of overglaze
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | overglazes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | overglazes |
| present participle | overglazing |
| past participle | overglazed |
| past | overglazed |
Origin of overglaze
From over- + glaze.
Words that rhyme with overglaze
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- amaze
- appraise
- craze
- fraise
- gaze
- phrase
- mayonnaise
- ablaze
- braise
- chaise
- lase
- liaise
- malaise
- maze
- peise
- baize
- bayes
- bolognese
- braize
- braze
- days
- daze
- emprise
- laze
- praise
- reyse
- ukase
- upraise
- abbes
- abrase
- acraze
- affrays
- arrays
- assays
- bays
- bayze
- blays
- bordelaise
- borrowing days
- brays
- cays
- chays
- clays
- conveys
- crays
- crème anglaise
- decays
- delays
Questions about overglaze
- What does overglaze mean?
- Overglaze means the outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery.
- What part of speech is overglaze?
- Overglaze can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of overglaze?
- The plural of overglaze is overglazes.
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