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SEMIGLOSS

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sem⋅i⋅gloss

[sem-ee-glos, -glaws, sem-ahy-]
–adjective
1. (of paint or a painted surface) having a moderate, satiny luster; having or producing a sheen that is neither flat nor highly glossy.
–noun
2. a paint that has or produces a moderate, satiny sheen.

Origin:
1935–40; semi- + gloss 1
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sem·i·gloss   (sěm'ē-glŏs', -glôs', sěm'ī-)   
n.  A paint that dries with a finish that is between gloss and flat.
sem'i·gloss', sem'i·gloss'y adj.
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