Unglaze

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To strip (a window, etc.) of glass. transitive

    "It is but a few hours' work for any good ordinary man to unglaze the whole of these border protectors, and to reglaze them, the 'clips' being already there."

  2. 2
    To bring into or come into focus.

    "Among the many recommendations endorsed by the groups were having an institutional commitment to global education, thinking beyond and across disciplinary lines, empowering faculty to infuse global issues throughout the corriculum, enlarging student experiences, offering faculty incentives, using non-U.S. source material, emphasizing the importance of study abroad and international internships using "whatever pedagogical means necessary to unglaze students' eyes .""

  3. 3
    Synonym of deglaze.

    "Dress the chickens on a dish after they are thoroughly cooked and pour the tomatoes over; unglaze the bottom of the pan with a glass of sherry and a little good gravy; range this around the chickens ."

Example

More examples

"It is but a few hours' work for any good ordinary man to unglaze the whole of these border protectors, and to reglaze them, the 'clips' being already there."

Etymology

From un- + glaze.

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