gloss
11Gloss — Gloss, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult word needing explanation, fr. Gr. ? tongue, language, word needing explanation. Cf. {Gloze}, {Glossary}, {Glottis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word… …
12Gloss — (gl[o^]s), v. t. 1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. [1913 Webster] You… …
13gloss — index color (deceptive appearance), comment (noun), comment (verb), distortion, note (brief comment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14gloss|er — gloss|er1 «GLS uhr, GLOS », noun. a person who puts a gloss or luster on something. ╂[< gloss1 + er1] gloss|er2 «glsmh>uhr, GLOS », noun. = glossarist. (Cf. ↑glossarist) ╂[< gloss2 + er …
15Gloss — Gloss, v. i. 1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. Prior. [1913 Webster] …
16gloss... — gloss..., Gloss... vgl. ↑glosso..., Glosso …
17gloss — gloss1 [glôs, gläs] n. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. glosa, to gleam: for IE base see GLASS] 1. the brightness or luster of a smooth, polished surface; sheen 2. a deceptively smooth or pleasant outward appearance, as in manners or speech 3 …
18gloss... — gloss..., Wortbildungselement, glosso …
19gloss — /ɡlɔs, ingl. ɡlHs/ s. m. inv. lucidalabbra CFR. rossetto …
20gloss — gloss1 [ glɔs ] noun 1. ) singular or uncount the shiny surface of something such as paper, paint, or a photograph: a paint that gives a high (=very shiny) gloss a ) the shiny and attractive appearance of something, especially someone s hair 2. ) …
