gloss

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show. Source: opted

3. v. t. To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth. Source: opted

4. n. A word/foreign">foreign, word/archaic">archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation. Source: opted

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

6. n. A false or specious explanation. Source: opted

7. v. t. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate. Source: opted

8. v. t. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. Source: opted

9. v. i. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Source: opted

10. v. i. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. Source: opted

11. n. an word/explanation">explanation or word/definition">definition of an obscure word in a text Source: wordnet

12. n. an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field Source: wordnet

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