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Glosser
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| gloss1 (ɡlɒs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. lustre or sheen, as of a smooth surface |
| b. (as modifier): gloss paint | |
| 2. | a superficially attractive appearance |
| 3. | See gloss paint |
| 4. | a cosmetic preparation applied to the skin to give it a faint sheen: lip gloss |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to give a gloss to or obtain a gloss |
| [C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic glossi flame, Middle High German glosen to glow] | |
| 'glosser1 | |
| —n | |
| 'glossless1 | |
| —adj | |
| gloss2 (ɡlɒs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short or expanded explanation or interpretation of a word, expression, or foreign phrase in the margin or text of a manuscript, etc |
| 2. | an intentionally misleading explanation or interpretation |
| 3. | short for glossary |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to add glosses to |
| [C16: from Latin glōssa unusual word requiring explanatory note, from Ionic Greek] | |
| 'glosser2 | |
| —n | |
| 'glossingly2 | |
| —adv | |
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