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• gloss — I. noun Etymology: akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, shine; akin to Old English geolu yellow Date: 1538 1. a surface luster or brightness ; shine 2. a. a deceptively attractive appearance < selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gloss — I [[t]glɒs, glɔs[/t]] n. 1) a superficial luster or shine; glaze: the gloss of satin[/ex] 2) a deceptively good appearance 3) cvb clo a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp lip gloss 4) to put a gloss upon 5) phv gloss over, to give a… …   From formal English to slang

• gloss — gloss1 glossless, adj. /glos, glaws/, n. 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. v.t. 4. to put a gloss …   Universalium

• gloss — {{11}}gloss (n.1) luster, 1530s, from Scandinavian (Cf. Icelandic glossi flame, related to glossa to flame ), or obsolete Du. gloos a glowing, from M.H.G. glos; probably ultimately from the same source as O.E. glowan (see GLOW (Cf. glow)).… …   Etymology dictionary

• gloss over — verb 1. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑skate over, ↑smooth over, ↑slur over, ↑skimp over • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• gloss — I. /glɒs / (say glos) noun 1. a superficial lustre: gloss of satin. 2. an external show; specious appearance. 3. an artfully misleading interpretation. –verb (t) 4. to put a gloss upon. –phrase 5. gloss over, to give a specious interpretation of; …  

• gloss — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a surface shine or lustre. b an instance of this; a smooth finish. 2 a deceptively attractive appearance. b an instance of this. 3 (in full gloss paint) paint formulated to give a hard glossy finish (cf. MATT). v.tr. make glossy.… …   Useful english dictionary

• gloss — I n 1. shine, polish, luster, sheen, brightness, glitter, shimmer, glow, luminousness; glaze, varnish, veneer, lacquer, enamel, japan. 2. front, facade, camouflage, mask, disguise; pretense, masquerade, deceptive show, show, surface, semblance,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• gloss over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To conceal or make light of a fault or offense: explain away, extenuate, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash. See SHOW …   English dictionary for students

• explain away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To conceal or make light of a fault or offense: extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash. See SHOW. II verb See EXPLAIN …   English dictionary for students

• annotate — annotate, gloss and their corresponding nouns annotation, gloss mean, as verbs, to add or append comment, or as nouns, an added or appended comment intended to be helpful in interpreting a passage or text. One annotates a text (as of a literary… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms