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glosa
, lustre
, brillo
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Gloss
- (v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.
- (v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.
- (n.) A false or specious explanation.
- (n.) 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.
- (v. i.) To make comments; to comment; to explain.
- (n.) A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.
- (v. i.) To make sly remarks, or insinuations.
- (v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
- (n.) A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.
- (n.) An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.
Synonyms:
Annotate, Burnish, Color, Colour, Comment, Glossary, Glossiness, Polish, Rubric,
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• Glossarial
- (a.) Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a glossary.
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• Glossography
- (n.) The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.
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• Glossa
- (n.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
Synonyms:
Clapper, Lingua, Tongue,
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