Definition of Glazing

1. n. The act or art of setting glass; the art of covering with a vitreous or glasslike substance, or of polishing or rendering glossy.

Definition of Glazing

1. Verb. (present participle of glaze) ¹

2. Noun. The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material ¹

3. Noun. (architecture) All the windows of a building ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glazing

1. glaziery [n -S] - See also: glaziery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glazing

glaze over
glaze up
glazed
glazen
glazer
glazers
glazes
glazier
glazieries
glaziers
glaziery
glaziest
glazily
glaziness
glazinesses
glazing (current term)
glazing agent
glazings
glazy
glead
gleads
gleam
gleamed
gleamer
gleamers
gleamier
gleamiest
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gleamingly
gleamings

Literary usage of Glazing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"Double glazing.—The condensation on the inner surface of glass can be ... Buildings with double glazing are also very much easier to heat than those with ..."

2. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"General Methods of glazing. The glazing of windows originally belonged to the painters' ... Much valuable information in regard to window-glass and glazing, ..."

3. The Art of Paper-making: A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture of Paper by Alexander Watt (1890)
"glazing Calender.—When paper has to be glazed in the web, ... Another form of glazing calender, of American origin, but which has been improved upon by our ..."

4. The Art of Paper-making: A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture of Paper by Alexander Watt (1890)
"glazing Calender.—Damping-Rolls.—Finishing.—Plate glazing. ... Another form of glazing calender, of American origin, but which has been improved upon by our ..."

5. A Handbook of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1872)
"3. By watering. 4. By volatilisation. The glaze ia either mixed Triti the ingrédients, or applied superficially by one of the preceding methods. glazing ..."

6. Heating and Ventilating Buildings: A Manual for Heating Engineers and Architects by Rolla Clinton Carpenter (1903)
"Double glazing.—As heat loss through the glass of windows is generally about four times that through equal areas of walls, a double glazing in windows is ..."

7. Elements of Chemistry by Victor Regnault, James Curtis Booth, William L. Faber (1865)
"By this rapid and simple process, the thickness of the glazing becomes uniform throughout, if one part of the piece has not been allowed to remain longer in ..."

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