Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which glazes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who applies glazing, as in pottery manufacture, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, and the like.
- noun A tool or machine used in glazing, polishing, smoothing, etc.; amoung cutlers and lapidaries, a wooden wheel covered with emery, or having a band of lead and tin alloy, for polishing cutlery, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who applies
glazing , as inpottery , etc.; one who gives aglasslike orglossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, etc. - noun slang Slang reference to a person who is prone to endless monologuing; derived from the common practice of talking at you until your eyes "glaze" over.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who cuts flat glass to size
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Examples
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A Romney supporter, the 71-year-old retired glazer said the caucusing didn't sway him.
Nevada Republicans Head to Caucuses Jim Carlton 2012
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"More people are going to vote because they want something to happen," said Diana Beagle, 52, a retired bartender from Orlando whose husband, a glass glazer, had just found a job after a year long layoff.
Election 2010: Florida Republicans expect a Senate win Annie Gowen 2010
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And there's a huge segment of the population for which the mention of any composer is an instant eye-glazer.
Archive 2006-10-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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And there's a huge segment of the population for which the mention of any composer is an instant eye-glazer.
Mystery Date Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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It seems that glass ceiling has the media as a glazer ie 1: to furnish or fit with glass or glazier ie : one who sets glass to repair those millions of cracks.
A New Wrinkle in Palin Clothing Hubbub - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Palin should be doing the same, and paying taxes on the $21,000. david glazer
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The Volokh Conspiracy » Garry Wills on Bellesiles on CSPAN2: People get taken by very good con men.– 2005
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Either the green bled into the white glaze or, as the wife suspects, the glazer accidently let some green fall on the white, and carefully wiped most of it off.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2006
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The standard test is to check thickness with a fingernail, which is a very accurate test for an experienced glazer.
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In time the glazer will learn to measure the thickness by feeling it with a fingernail.
9. Glaze application 1993
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