glazing

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glasynge; equivalent to glaze ‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ

Verb

glazing

1. present participle and gerund of glaze

Noun

glazing (countable and uncountable, plural glazings)

1. (gerund) The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
2. The material used in such act or process; glaze.

   Before new glazier's putty can be applied, the various bits of old glazing must be scraped off.

3. The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
4. (architecture) All the windows of a building.
5. The art of covering with a vitreous substance.
6. (art) Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

Derived terms

• double glazing
• double-glazing
• glazing agent
• glazing bar

 

Translations

part of a window

• French: vitrage (fr) m
• Swedish: glasning c

windows

• French: vitrage (fr) m
• Irish: gloiniú m

Middle English

Noun

glazing

1. Alternative form of glasynge