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gloss
  1. (countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
  2. (countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.
  3. (countable, obsolete) An expression requiring such explanatory treatment.
  4. (countable) An extensive commentary on some text.
  5. (countable) A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied
  6. (countable, law, US) An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law
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  8. Examples:
    1. “The officials were easily noticeable from a distance on account of the bright gloss of the purple or blue silk robes which they wore.”
      “Beneath the manufactured gloss of the event is a public transport infrastructure bursting at the seams.”
      “In the course of interpreting a passage that has descriptive marginalia such as this one, I may refer to the gloss in order to accent Traherne's intentions.”
glossology
  1. The science of language; linguistics.
  2. (botany) The naming of parts of plants.
  3. (lexicography) The definition and explanation of terms in constructing a glossary.
  4. (medicine) The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “It is proved by physiology, by psychology, by glossology, and by civil history.”
      “This has appeared and is proved by means of glossology, or the science of language.”
      “Moreover, the Classic of Internal Medicine recorded that tongue diagnosis, or glossology, can be used to predict the prognosis of a disease.”
gloss
  1. A surface shine or luster/lustre
  2. (figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The officials were easily noticeable from a distance on account of the bright gloss of the purple or blue silk robes which they wore.”
      “Beneath the manufactured gloss of the event is a public transport infrastructure bursting at the seams.”
      “In the course of interpreting a passage that has descriptive marginalia such as this one, I may refer to the gloss in order to accent Traherne's intentions.”
glosser
  1. A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.
  2. A polisher; one who gives a luster.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Purchase a clear glosser at your local drug store or create a home vinegar rinse.”
      “To get Scarlett's sexy style, use John Frieda Sheer Blonde Spotlight hi-beam glosser and detangler on wet hair.”
      “The range includes shampoo, rinse out conditioner, high shine glosser, hair masque and a hair scalp weekly treatment.”
glossography
  1. The writing of glossaries or glosses
  2. The study of ancient words or languages
glossmeter
  1. An instrument used to measure the specular reflection gloss of a surface, by projecting a beam of light at a fixed intensity and angle onto a surface and measuring the amount of reflected light at an equal but opposite angle.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The glossmeter used photoelectric measurement of specularly reflected light from the surface.”
glossator
  1. (historical) A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, specifically one who authored commentaries or glosses on legal texts (often the Corpus Juris of Justinian).
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The only sort of training I had as any kind of exegete or glossator was being taught for A-level how to read Shakespeare, Milton and Dickens.”
      “Nicander is a gifted Homeric glossator, but he is neither zoologist nor toxicologist.”
      “On this account the glossator has described this system as one with the sixteenfold system of Jaimini.”
glossologist
glossary
  1. A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In a book so prodigal of riches, one finds, unbelievably, neither an index nor a glossary.”
      “Coming up with a glossary of terms would promote understanding, but limit the expression of vast cross sections of the demographic.”
      “If you get confused while reading, you can refer to the glossary to put everything in proper context.”
glossographer
glossatrix
glossist
  1. (obsolete) A writer of glosses, or comments.
glossarist
glossing
  1. The addition of a gloss, or explanatory note.
gloser
  1. Obsolete form of glosser.
glossiness
  1. The state of being glossy.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The new ceramic tiles have a stunning glossiness that adds elegance to the room.”
      “We are not simply in the business of polishing our own apple through the length of our publications list and the glossiness of our reports.”
      “Rinse well and then do a cool to cold rinse to seal the hair's cuticles and ends, adding instant sleekness and glossiness.”
glossy
glossographers
glossologists
glossographies
  1. plural of glossography
glossarists
glossmeters
  1. plural of glossmeter
glossatrices
  1. plural of glossatrix
glossinesses
glossologies
glossators
glossings
  1. plural of glossing
glossists
  1. plural of glossist
glossaries
  1. plural of glossary
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It also contains one of the most comprehensive glossaries of local words and expressions to be found outside specialist books.”
      “Figures, tables, and glossaries of terms promote an understanding of the materials presented.”
      “Likewise, she points out, she has never chosen to include glossaries to demystify certain words for an overseas readership.”
glossers
  1. plural of glosser
glosers
  1. plural of gloser
glossies
  1. plural of glossy
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Most jazz magazines are only slightly more readable than airline glossies, and serve roughly the same purpose.”
      “Printing 22,000 copies in Hindi and 15,000 in Urdu, one of the oldest glossies in India might have finally come of age.”
      “And the bi-annual circulation figures published last week show that the top eight women's glossies are all shedding readers.”
glosses
  1. plural of gloss
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In his speech to prove the teachability of virtue, Protagoras glosses the term in away that appears inconsistent to Socrates.”
      “He further glosses over the controversial use of scabs during the 1987 strike.”
      “Whether you're tanning on the beach or staying cool at the mall, these glosses will be perfect for subtle shine or a high powered sheen.”
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