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GlossGloss Gloss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glossed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glossing.]
To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and
shining; as, to gloss cloth.
The glossed and gleamy wave. --J. R. Drake. Gloss
Gloss Gloss, n. [Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys finery, MHG.
glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh. akin to E.
glass.]
1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth
surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is
calendered to give it a gloss.
It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause
any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford.
--Hooker.
2. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.
To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native
charm than all the gloss of art. --Goldsmith.
GlossGloss Gloss, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult
word needing explanation, fr. Gr. ? tongue, language, word
needing explanation. Cf. Gloze, Glossary, Glottis.]
1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word
requiring explanation. [Obs.]
2. An interpretation, consisting of one or more words,
interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a
running commentary.
All this, without a gloss or comment, He would
unriddle in a moment. --Hudibras.
Explaining the text in short glosses. --T. Baker.
3. A false or specious explanation. --Dryden. Gloss
Gloss Gloss, v. t.
1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to
explain; to annotate.
2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and
plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.
You have the art to gloss the foulest cause.
--Philips.
Gloss
Gloss Gloss, v. i.
1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. --Dryden.
2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. --Prior.
GlossGlossa Glos"sa, n.; pl. Gloss?. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
Meaning of gloss from wikipedia
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Gloss may
refer to:
Gloss (annotation), an
explanatory note in a text, such as:
Interlinear gloss, in linguistics...
- A
gloss is a
brief notation,
especially a
marginal or
interlinear one, of the
meaning of a word or
wording in a text. It may be in the
language of the...
- Sickle-
gloss, also
known as
sickle sheen, is a
silica residue found on
blades such as
sickles and scythes. Its
presence indicates that the tool has been...
-
Jerrica Russell (born July 16, 1997),
known professionally as
Gloss Up, is an
American rapper and
singer from Memphis, Tennessee.
Jerrica Russell was...
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interlinear glossing of oral
languages in English. The list
provides conventional glosses as
established by
standard inventories of
glossing abbreviations...
- In
linguistics and pedagogy, an
interlinear gloss is a
gloss (series of
brief explanations, such as
definitions or pronunciations)
placed between lines...
- "Lip
Gloss" is the
debut single by
American hip hop
recording artist Lil Mama. It was
released June 19, 2007, as the lead
single from her
debut album...
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Gloss is an
optical property which indicates how well a
surface reflects light in a
specular (mirror-like) direction. It is one of the
important parameters...
-
Gloss (Xiang Po) is a
superhero appearing in
media published by DC Comics. She
first appeared in
Millennium #2 (January 1988), and was
created by Steve...
- Lip
gloss is a
cosmetic used
primarily to give lips a
glossy luster, and
sometimes to add a
subtle color. It is
distributed as a
fluid or a soft solid...
