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gloss

1  [glos, glaws]
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–noun
1. a superficial luster or shine; glaze: the gloss of satin.
2. a false or deceptively good appearance.
3. Also, glosser. a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp. one for the lips.
–verb (used with object)
4. to put a gloss upon.
5. to give a false or deceptively good appearance to: to gloss over flaws in the woodwork.
Origin:
1530–40; prob. akin to D gloos glowing, MHG glosen to glow, shine, Sw dial. glysa to shine

Related forms:
glossless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See polish. 2. front, pretense.
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gloss

2  [glos, glaws]
–noun
1. an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
2. a series of verbal interpretations of a text.
3. a glossary.
4. an artfully misleading interpretation.
–verb (used with object)
5. to insert glosses on; annotate.
6. to place (a word) in a gloss.
7. to give a specious interpretation of; explain away (often fol. by over or away): to gloss over a serious problem with a pat solution.
–verb (used without object)
8. to make glosses.
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME glose (< OF glose) < ML glōsa, glōza < Gk glôssa word requiring explanation, lit., language, tongue; (v.) ME glosen < ML glōssāre, deriv. of glōsa; cf. gloze, reflecting OF pron. of verb

Related forms:
gloss⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. comment, annotation. 2. commentary, critique, exegesis, explication. 5. explain, interpret, analyze, explicate.

gloss-

 
var. of glosso- before a vowel: glossectomy.

gloss.

 
glossary.

glosso-

 
a combining form meaning “tongue, word, speech,” used in the formation of compound words: glossology.
Also, glotto-.
Also, especially before a vowel, gloss-.

Origin:
< Gk (Ionic), comb. form of glôssa
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gloss 1   (glôs, glŏs)   
n.  

  1. A surface shininess or luster.

  2. A cosmetic that adds shine or luster.

  3. A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.

v.   glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es

v.   tr.

  1. To give a bright sheen or luster to.

  2. To make attractive or acceptable by deception or superficial treatment: a resumé that glossed over the applicant's lack of experience. See Synonyms at palliate.

v.   intr.
To become shiny or lustrous.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi, a spark; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
gloss 2   (glôs, glŏs)   
n.  

    1. A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or technical expression usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text or manuscript.

    2. A collection of such notes; a glossary.

  2. An extensive commentary, often accompanying a text or publication.

  3. A purposefully misleading interpretation or explanation.

tr.v.   glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es

  1. To provide (an expression or a text) with a gloss or glosses.

  2. To give a false interpretation to.


[Middle English glose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin glōsa, from Latin glōssa, foreign word requiring explanation, from Greek, tongue, language.]
gloss'er n.
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Word Origin & History

gloss  (1)
"luster," 1538, from Scand. (cf. Icelandic glossi "flame," related to glossa "to flame"), or obsolete Du. gloos "a glowing," from M.H.G. glos.

gloss  (2)
"word inserted as an explanation," 1548, gloze, from L. glossa "obsolete or foreign word," from Gk. glossa (Ionic), glotta (Attic) "obscure word, language," lit. "tongue." Extended sense of "explain away" is 1638, from idea of a note inserted in the margin of a text to explain a difficult word.
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Medical Dictionary

glosso- or gloss-
pref.
Tongue: glossospasm.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
GLOSS
Global Sea Level Observing System
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