Definition of glosses Glosses
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Wiktionary 
- glosses (Noun)
Plural of gloss.
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| gloss - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text | ||
| rubric | ||
| explanation, account thought that makes something comprehensible | ||
| gloss - the property of being smooth and shiny | ||
| polish, glossiness, burnish | ||
| effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, radiance the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light | ||
| smoothness the quality of being free from errors or interruptions; "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified" | ||
| french polish a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol | ||
| gloss - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" | ||
| semblance, color, colour | ||
| visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" | ||
| color of law, colour of law a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights" | ||
| simulacrum an insubstantial or vague semblance | ||
| face value the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth | ||
| guise, pretext, pretence, pretense an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" | ||
| disguise, camouflage the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" | ||
| gloss - an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | ||
| glossary | ||
| wordbook a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) | ||
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| gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing | ||
| polish, smooth, smoothen, shine bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" | ||
| skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, gloss over treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly | ||
| sleek over, gloss over, hush up, whitewash treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly | ||
| gloss - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" | ||
| comment, annotate | ||
| rede, interpret give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" | ||
| gloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase | ||
| interpret, translate, render make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | ||
| gloss - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie" | ||
| color, colour | ||
| apologise, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize, excuse acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" | ||
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Wiktionary
- gloss (Noun)
A surface shine or luster/ lustre. - gloss (Noun)
A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance. - gloss (Noun)
A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression, usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text. - gloss (Noun)
A glossary; a collection of such notes. - gloss (Noun)
An extensive commentary on some text. - gloss (Noun)
A deliberately misleading explanation. - gloss (Noun)
A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied. - gloss (Verb)
To give a gloss or sheen to. - gloss (Verb)
To make something attractive by deception. - gloss (Verb)
To become shiny. - gloss (Verb)
To add a gloss to a text. - gloss (Verb)
To give a deliberately false interpretation of.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- gloss (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. - gloss (n.)
A specious appearance; superficial quality or show. - gloss (v. t.)
To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth. - gloss (n.)
A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation. - gloss (n.)
An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary. - gloss (n.)
A false or specious explanation. - gloss (v. t.)
To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate. - gloss (v. t.)
To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. - gloss (v. i.)
To make comments; to comment; to explain. - gloss (v. i.)
To make sly remarks, or insinuations.
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gloss
An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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gloss
glos, n. brightness or lustre, as from a polished surface: external show.âv.t. to give a superficial lustre to: to render plausible: to palliate. [Ice. glossi, brightness, glĂła, to glow. See Glass.] -
gloss
glos, n. a remark to explain a subject: a comment.âv.i. to comment or make explanatory remarks.âadj. GlossÄâ˛rial, relating to a glossary: containing explanation.âns. Glossâ˛arist, a writer of a glossary; Glossâ˛ary, a vocabulary of words requiring special explanation: a dictionary; GlossÄâ˛tor, Glossâ˛er, a writer of glosses or comments, a commentator; Glossâ˛ic, a phonetic alphabet devised by Mr A. J. Ellis (1814-90) for the scientific expression of speech-soundsâto be used concurrently with the Nomic or existing English orthography; GlossÄŤâ˛tis, inflammation of the tongue; Glossâ˛ocele, swelled tongue; Glossogâ˛rapher.âadj. Glossographâ˛ical.ân. Glossogâ˛raphy, the writing of glossaries or comments.âadj. Glossologâ˛ical.âns. Glossolâ˛ogist; Glossolâ˛ogy, the science of language, comparative philology: the knowledge of the definition of technical termsâalso Glottolâ˛ogy; Glossotâ˛omy, dissection of the tongue. [L. glossa, a word requiring explanationâGr. glĹssa, the tongue.]
