Definitions for the word "gloss" from multiple English dictionaries.
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: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A false or specious explanation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. i.
To make comments; to comment; to explain.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. i.
To make sly remarks, or insinuations.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
1 surface shine or lustre. 2 deceptively attractive appearance. 3 (in full gloss paint) paint giving a glossy finish. v. Make glossy. gloss over seek to conceal, esp. By mentioning only briefly. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
12. n.
1 explanatory comment added to a text, e.g. In the margin. 2 interpretation or paraphrase. v. Add a gloss to (a text, word, etc.). [latin glossa tongue]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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