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glaze, in potteryglaze, translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay. Of the various artificial mixtures used for glazes, that for whiteware contains borax and lead, whereas a salt glaze is used for stoneware. No lead is used for porcelain. The coloring agents are oxides of different metals. In the 16th and 17th cent. glazes were also used in painting to enhance the luminosity of oil or tempera colors. Titian and Rembrandt were especially adept at glazing techniques.glaze, in meteorologyglaze, in meteorology: see sleet sleet, precipitation of small, partially melted grains of ice. As raindrops fall from clouds, they pass through layers of air at different temperatures. If they pass through a layer with a temperature below the freezing point, they turn into sleet...... Click the link for more information. . glaze 1. Ceramics a. a vitreous or glossy coating b. the substance used to produce such a coating 2. a semitransparent coating applied to a painting to modify the tones 3. a smooth lustrous finish on a fabric produced by applying various chemicals |
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