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gloss
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Noun
  • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
    • he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
    • he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
    • the situation soon took on a different color
  • the property of being smooth and shiny
  • an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
  • an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
Verb
  • give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
    • color a lie
  • provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
  • provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
    • He annotated on what his teacher had written
  • give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
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