Enamel vs. Glaze — What's the Difference?

A vitreous, usually opaque, protective or decorative coating baked on metal, glass, or ceramic ware.

A thin smooth shiny coating.

An object having such a coating, as in a piece of cloisonné.

A thin glassy coating of ice.

A coating that dries to a hard glossy finish

A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.

A paint that dries to a hard glossy finish.

A coating, as of syrup, applied to food.

(Anatomy) The hard, calcareous substance covering the exposed portion of a tooth.

A transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the color tones.

To coat, inlay, or decorate with enamel.

A glassy film, as one over the eyes.

To give a glossy or brilliant surface to.

To fit, furnish, or secure with glass

To adorn with a brightly colored surface.

To apply a glaze to

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

To coat or cover thinly with ice.

A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.

To give a smooth lustrous surface to.

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

To be or become glazed or glassy

A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.

To form a glaze.

(transitive) To coat or decorate with enamel.

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).

(transitive) To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.

(transitive) To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.

A smooth edible coating applied to food.

(transitive) To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.

(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors.

Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.

A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe.

A glazing oven; glost oven.

That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated.

(transitive) To install windows.

The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement.

To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.

Any one of various preparations for giving a smooth, glossy surface like that of enamel.

(intransitive) To become glazed or glassy.

A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.

(intransitive) For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance.

To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.

To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass.

To variegate with colors as if with enamel.

To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze earthenware; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or glossy; as, to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like.

To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth.

To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent color to (another color), to modify the effect.

To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.

To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.

To practice the art of enameling.

To become glazed of glassy.

Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting.

Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.

Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth

A glazing oven. See Glost oven.

A colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection

Any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

A paint that dries to a hard glossy finish

A glossy finish on a fabric

Any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze

Coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.

Coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

Coat with a glaze;

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance;

Furnish with glass;

Coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze