glaze

• In proofing the felt, the fibres become varnished over with a kind of glaze which is insoluble in water, and this varnish or proof is but imperfectly removed from the ends of the fibres on the upper surface of the felt. —  The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association
• There was what was called a glaze-pan over the steam boiler capable of holding three hundred gallons, and, at the end, an oven to bake one hundred weight of bread at a time, and all heated by the same fire. —  The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines
• The almost infusible nature of the body allowed him also to employ a thinner and less fusible glaze, that is, one in which no more lead entered than in common flint glass, and therefore incapable of being affected by any articles of food contained or prepared in such vessels. —  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832
• The ware is then dipped in the glaze, which is a mixture of flint slip and white lead, and the bibulous quality of the biscuit causes a sufficient quantity to adhere: the piece is then dried and again passed into the furnace, which brings out the colours of the pattern, and at the same time vitrifies the glaze 12] This very ingenious method of tranferring printed patterns to biscuit ware was invented at the Porcelain works at Worcester The finest patterns are applied after the glazing has been completed, by taking the impressions from the copperplate on a flexible strap covered with a strong gelatinous mixture of glue and treacle. —  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832
• Since the glaze is poured over the meat and spinach, it acts as a salad dressing, too! —  Mele Cotte

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