1
: covered or coated with a glaze
glazed pottery
glazed fish
glazed doughnuts
2
: covered with or as if with a glassy film
glazed eyes
3
: marked by lack of expression

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Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glazed was in 1540

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“Glazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glazed. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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