Gloss ¹

Definition: 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 ²

Definition: A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

Gloss ³

Definition: To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

Gloss ⁴

Definition: A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.

Gloss ⁵

Definition: An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

Gloss ⁶

Definition: A false or specious explanation.

Gloss ⁷

Definition: To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.

Gloss ⁸

Definition: To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

Gloss ⁹

Definition: To make comments; to comment; to explain.

Gloss ¹⁰

Definition: To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

gloss ¹¹

Definition: 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"

gloss ¹²

Definition: the property of being smooth and shiny

gloss ¹³

Definition: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

gloss ¹⁴

Definition: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

gloss ¹⁵

Definition: gloss or excuse; "color a lie"

gloss ¹⁶

Definition: provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

gloss ¹⁷

Definition: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"

gloss ¹⁸

Definition: give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing